Knitting technology : a comprehensive handbook and practical guide

This latest edition of the definitive knitting technology textbook is an essential reference for all textiles students, textile engineers and technicians involved in knitted garment design and manufacture.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author Spencer, David J.
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Lancaster, Pa. : Cambridge, Eng. : Technomic ; Woodhead, 2001.
Edition3rd ed.
Subjects
Online AccessFull text
ISBN1591247608
9781591247609
1855737558
9781855737556
1855733331
9781855733336
1587161214
9781587161216
Physical Description1 online resource (xxv, 386 pages) : illustrations

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Table of Contents:
  • Preliminaries; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1 An introduction to textile technology; 2 From hand knitting to hand frame knitting; 3 General terms and principles of knitting technology; 4 Basic mechanical principles of knitting technology; 5 Elements of knitted loop structure; 6 Comparison of weft and warp knitting; 7 The four primary base weft knitted structures; 8 The various types of weft knitting machines; 9 Stitches produced by varying the sequence of the needle loop intermeshing; 10 Coloured stitch designs in weft knitting; 11 Pattern and selection devices.