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TABLE OF CONTENTS

  • Definition of Knitting
  • History of Knitting
  • Use of Knit Fabrics
  • Production of Knit Fabrics
  • Wales and Courses
  • Cut and Gauge
  • Needles
  • Knitting Cams
  • Types of Knitting
  • WARP KNITTING
  • Basic Warp Knits
  • Tricot knit
  • Raschel knit
  • Comparison of Tricot and Raschel Knit Fabrics
  • WEFT KNITTING
  • Flat Machines
  • Circular Machines
  • Basic Weft Knits
  • Jersey or plain knit
  • Rib single-knit
  • Rib double-knit
  • Interlock knits
  • Purl knits
  • Comparison of Jersey, Rib and Purl Fabrics
  • Jacquard knitting
  • Some Important Knit Constructions
  • Important Terms Related to Knitting
  • BASIC TECHNOLOGY
  • General Remarks
  • Classification of Knitting Machines
  • The Three Main Types of Needle
  • The Latch Needle
  • Needle Specifications
  • The Stitch Formation Cycles with the Three Types of Needles
  • Stitch Formation with a Latch Needle
  • Stitch Formation with a Spring Beard Needle
  • Stitch Formation with a Compound Needle
  • The Needle-bed
  • FLAT KNITTING MACHINES
  • The Manual Flat Knitting Machine
  • The Needle-bed
  • The Carriage
  • The Cam-locks
  • High-butt Needles and Low-butt Needles
  • Knit Stitch Formation
  • Tuck Stitch Formation
  • Miss Stitch Formation
  • Fabric Take-down
  • Needle-bed Racking
  • Stitch Transfer
  • Automatic Flat Knitting Machines
  • Fabric Take-down Motion
  • Program Reading System
  • The Thread Guide
  • Lateral Control System
  • The Needle-beds
  • Carriage and Cam Plates
  • The Exchange Technique
  • Selection with Sliders or Sinkers
  • The Stitch Transfer Process
  • The Integrated Cam-lock
  • Electronic Flat-bed Machines
  • The Technical Evolution of Flat-bed Machines
  • Links-links Machines
  • CIRCULAR KNITTING MACHINES
  • Classification Criteria
  • Classification by Diameter
  • Classification by Number of Needle-beds
  • Basic Structure of a Large-diameter Circular Knitting Machine
  • The Yarn Feeding System
  • The Spool Holder
  • Yarn Feeders
  • The Thread Guide
  • Stitch Formation Motions
  • The Main Components of a Single-bed Machine
  • The Main Components of a Double-bed Machine
  • The Technical Evolution
  • Selection Systems
  • Selection by means of Needles with Multilevel Butts
  • Jacquard Selection
  • Mechanical Jacquard Selection System
  • Electronic Jacquard Selection System
  • Take-down and Winding Motions
  • Take-down Motion
  • Winding Motion
  • Drives, Control and Monitoring Systems
  • Drives
  • Control and Monitoring System
  • Ancillary Systems
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