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Dictionary of the English textile terms. 2014.
Knitting machine — The knitting machine, sometimes called knitting frame, knitting loom,or hand knitting machine, is used to produce knit fabrics on a fixedbed of hooked needles. Knitting machines can be hand powered or motor assisted.Pattern stitches can be… … Wikipedia
Knitting — Knit redirects here. See also KNIT and Knitted fabric. Knitting is a method by which thread or yarn may be turned into cloth. Knitting consists of loops called stitches pulled through each other. The active stitches are held on a needle until… … Wikipedia
Circular knitting — Knitting using a circular needle. Four double pointed knitting … Wikipedia
knitting machine — Machine for textile and garment production. Flatbed machines may be hand operated or power driven, and, by selection of colour, type of stitch, cam design, and Jacquard device (see Jacquard loom), almost unlimited variety is possible. Modern… … Universalium
Complete garment knitting — is a next generation form of fully fashioned knitting that adds the capability of making a 3 dimensional full garment. Unlike other fully fashioned knitting, where the shaped pieces must still be sewn together, finished complete knitted garments… … Wikipedia
Gauge (knitting) — In knitting, the word Gauge , technical abbreviation GG, refers to Knitting Machines fineness size (not to the proportion, thickness or fineness of the finished knitted artifact, its stitch wideness or row length/depth). Indeed Gauge is the unit… … Wikipedia
Fully-fashioned knitting — machines are flat knitting machines that produce custom pre shaped pieces of a knitted garment. Instead of knitting a whole rectangular sheet of fabric, instructions from a knit pattern on a punch card or computer file guide a fully fashioned… … Wikipedia
Flat knitting — is a method for producing knitted fabrics in which the work is turned periodically, i.e., the fabric is knitted from alternating sides. The two sides (or faces ) of the fabric are usually designated as the right side (the side that faces outwards … Wikipedia
Cowichan knitting — Cowichan sweater redirects here. For other uses, see Cowichan. A couple display their themed Cowichan sweaters outside the Butter Church at Cowichan Bay, 1985. Cowichan knitting is a form of knitting developed by the Cowichan people of… … Wikipedia
weft knitting — noun : knitting in which each row of loops is formed by a crosswise thread made chiefly on circular or flat machines compare warp knitting * * * a knitting process in which the yarn is knitted horizontally and in a circular form. Also called… … Useful english dictionary
textile — /teks tuyl, til/, n. 1. any cloth or goods produced by weaving, knitting, or felting. 2. a material, as a fiber or yarn, used in or suitable for weaving: Glass can be used as a textile. adj. 3. woven or capable of being woven: textile fabrics. 4 … Universalium
