Cov poj niam thom khwm yog khau khiab los ntawm cov poj niam, feem ntau hais txog cov thom khwm hnav los ntawm cov poj niam laus (xws li cov ntxhais hluas, cov poj niam hluas, nruab nrab- cov poj niam laus, thiab cov poj niam laus). Cov poj niam thom khwm poob rau hauv qeb ntawm cov menyuam thom khwm thiab tsis raug cais raws li poj niam nkawm thom khwm. Cov lus Askiv sib npaug yog "Cov Poj Niam Hosiery," thiab nyob rau hauv ancient sij hawm, lawv hu ua "ko taw." Lawv raug cais raws li ntev li pob taws thom khwm, thom khwm luv, nruab nrab- thom khwm, tshaj -cov- thom khwm hauv caug, hauv caug- thom khwm siab, thiab leggings; cov ntaub ntawv muaj xws li ntaub plaub, hluavtaws fibers, txhob lo lo ntxhuav, thiab paj rwb. Cov poj niam niaj hnub thom khwm hais txog kev nplij siab, kev ua haujlwm (tiv thaiv kab mob / hws-wicking / ntxhiab-resistant), thiab zam, nrog cov thom khwm ntse (kho nrog sensors los saib xyuas kev noj qab haus huv) tawm los ua pawg tshiab.
Nyob rau hauv lub Tang Dynasty, poj niam nkawm thom khwm zoo ib yam li cov txiv neej cov thom khwm, ua los ntawm cov ntaub qhwv thiab embroidered. Jin Dynasty nobles txuas ntxiv siv cov thom khwm thom khwm, Yuan Dynasty ceremonial robes siv cov thom khwm txhob lo lo ntxhuav, thiab Ming thiab Qing Dynasty nyiam cov thom khwm paj rwb thiab qhia leggings. Xyoo 2024, kuv lub teb chaws cov thom khwm muag tag nrho mus txog 12.229 billion daim.
