Gloweave In 1951 a shirt was produced from 30 denier Nylon and marketed under the name Glo-Weave. The ‘Glo’ representing the lustre of the fabric; ‘weave’ because, although the fabric was warpknitted, it looked woven. The shirt became so popular that in 1954 the company became Gloweave Proprietary Limited. Catalogue on their website: Gloweave