What are the types of knitted fabrics
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2023-10-25 17:33
1、 Classification by use
Knitted fabrics can be divided into underwear fabrics and outerwear fabrics according to their uses. The underwear fabric is characterized by fitting, elastic, comfortable, easy to move, good softness, good moisture absorption and permeability, and good wrinkle resistance, but the fabric is easy to loose, poor dimensional stability, and easy to snag, pilling. Varieties include weft flat needle, mesh fabric, double rib, single rib, pile, etc. The outer garment fabric is characterized by firmness, wear resistance, small shrinkage, easy washing and elasticity.
2、 Classification according to production process
1. Weft knitted fabric
The weft knitted fabric is woven on various weft knitting machines with flat needle weave, variable flat needle weave, rib flat needle weave, double rib flat needle weave, jacquard weave, terry weave, etc. It can be formed with at least one yarn, but in order to improve the production efficiency, it is usually woven with more than one yarn.
2. Warp knitted fabric
Warp-knitted fabric cannot be made with one yarn. It needs to be made with multiple yarns in a loop along the longitudinal order of the cloth surface at the same time. This is because one yarn can only form a chain formed by one coil. Warp-knitted fabric has the advantages of good longitudinal dimension stability, crisp fabric, small dispersion, no crimping, good permeability, etc., but its lateral extension, elasticity and softness are not as good as weft knitted fabric.