Knitting
- Created by: goreemily97
- Created on: 15-03-16 12:20
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- Knitting
- Problems
- Snag/Ladder
- Edges may curl
- Stretch in all directions
- Unravel when cut
- Damage from stitch
- Solutions
- Stitch with care
- Polyester thread
- allows 'give'
- sharp scissors
- careful when hanging
- when wet
- lay flat
- when wet
- finish edges
- knitted bias binding
- choose components and shaping suitable for weight
- interfacing and lining
- walking foot
- prevent uneven stitch
- Weft Knit
- simple
- produces by hand or machine
- yarn travels the width, each yarn interlacing
- distinct back and front
- one continuous yarn
- No weft and warp - COURSE AND WALE
- Single Jersey
- vests/ t shirts
- lots of stretch
- easily distorted
- doesn't crease easy
- one set of needles and yarn
- drapes/ takes shape of figure
- ladders if snagged
- unravels if cut
- distinct back and front
- good insulator in still air
- wind gets through gaps
- Double Jersery
- Not very elastic
- Durable
- Compact
- 2 sets of needles and yarns
- slightly thicker/ warmer
- stable
- t shirts/ underwear
- retain shape
- Jacquard Knit
- clear back and front
- CAD/ CAM
- similar to jacquard weave
- patterned (3 or more colours)
- highly skilled hand knit
- knitting by numbers
- Rib Knit
- jumpers, socks, hats
- elastic width ways
- vertical lines
- two sets of needles, staggered
- more yarns
- same front and back
- anything chunky and patterned
- Pique Knit
- Lacoste Alligator polo shirt
- athletic wear
- keeps you cool
- polo shirts
- machine only
- pulls moisture from the body and WICKS it into the air
- Warp Knit
- fast
- cheap
- more complicated structure
- machine only
- warp threads run vertically to selvedge (course)
- not a lot of pettern
- elastic- stretches one way
- like interlocked paper clips
- easier to cut and sew
- Tricot
- adds grip
- golf gloves
- synthetic yarns
- yarns in zig zag fashion
- Locknit
- lining and underwear
- adds shine
- lustrous
- front
- vertical small loops
- back
- zig zag stitch
- Velour
- Brushed
- feels like velvet
- fleecey
- knitted for stretch
- leisure wear
- cheap mans velvet
- formed from cut loops
- pile fabric
- Brushed
- Atlas
- precision
- hand dyed fabric
- silk yarn
- Net structure
- fishing nets cant stretch everywhere as it will distort out of shape
- needs a small stretch so the nets dont break
- woven/ grid like structure
- knotting thin thread
- stretch in one direction
- fishing nets cant stretch everywhere as it will distort out of shape
- Polar Fleece
- sports/ leisure wear
- burshed
- Warm
- breathable
- densely raised on one or both sides
- fleece edffect
- high bulk
- light weight
- Making Knit into Garments
- Fully Fashioned
- machine or hand kn itted
- fully knitted into shape
- make parts and sew onto a product
- without cutting
- Whole garment knitting 3D
- advantaced technology
- machine or hand
- no seams/ cutting
- make whole thing all in one
- highly skilled if by hand
- Cut and Sew/ Panel Knitting
- edges roll up
- single/ double jersery
- knitting fabric lengths on machine
- cutting pieces of garment
- sewing together
- cutting pieces of garment
- edges need finishing
- can buy in fabric shops
- Fully Fashioned
- Problems
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