DM120 Lecture 9 Outline of Last Lecture I Weaves Outline of Current Lecture II Knitting Industry A Knitting machine III Complete garment flatbed system IV Dobby Pattern V Cut and gauge Current Lecture Knitting Industry Knit and knitter Knitters purchase yarn rather than spinning their own Direct knitters purchase yarn knit products in their own plants sell their merchandise under their own money trademark Commission knitters contract knitters Produce knitting products for a second party Knitted fabrics the interloping of yarns Wales columns of stitches in a knitted fabric Courses rows of stitches Face and Back face is the side in which there are more knit stitches Interloop Knit interlacing woven Wales per inch the needles per inch the density of needles and the size of the loop Courses per inch the height of the stitch loop small loops large number of courses per inch Knitting machine Circular machine needles in a circular configuration fabric produced is tubular diameter 2 5 30 inches Flat machine needles in a straight line produces wide flat fabrics width 12 200 inches These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor s lecture GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes not as a substitute Complete garment flatbed system The machine can produce a complete and seamless garment that lowers manufacturing costs by eliminating the cutting and sewing operation as well as saving on yarn waste Knitting machine technology offers designers the ability to knit combination of patterns and stitches Latch needles Spring beard needles Compound needles Cut and Gauge Cut Number of slots per inch in a machine Gauge Needles per inch measured length in machine Types of Knitting Stitches Knit stitch basic knitting stitch Purl stitch reverse of knit stitch
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