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HISTORY OF KNITTING : Knitted Fabric

From The Middle East Knitting Techniques Spread To Spain. From Spain Knitting Spread To The Whole Of Continental Europe During The Middle Ages And By The 12th Century It Was Already An Advanced Craft. The First Knitters‘ Guild Was Founded In Paris In The 13th Century, Followed By Similar Organizations In Other European Countries. Knitting Was Mainly A Male Occupation At This Time And Only Men Were Admitted To The Guilds. The Knitters‘ Apprenticeship Lasted At Least Seven Years. It Was Not Until The 15th Century That Knitting Reached Britain. During The Next Hundred Years An Active Knitting Industry Developed Here In 1589 William Lee, an English clergyman, invented the first stocking frame knitting machine. He applied for a patent from Queen Elizabeth, but she denied his request because she thought it would ruin the hand knitting industry. Nevertheless the number of knitting machines employed in different parts of the country gradually increased over the next two centuries

Textile Terms and Definitions:

In interview board , a lot of basic questions have faced by the job seekers related with different terms and definitions of textile. Unfortunately, there are so many who cannot deliver the right answer of those due to lack of basic textile knowledge. Hope, this article will help you in your dream job interview. Textile factory or mill Important Definitions of Textile Sector: 1. What is fibre fineness? It is expressed in weight per unit length or length per weight. 2. What is fiber maturity? Fibre maturity is a fiber characteristic which expresses the relative degree of thickening of the fibre wall. It depends on weather, plant disease, pests, types of soil and dead fibres. 3. What is maturity ratio? The ratio of actual degree of wall thickening to standard degree of wall thickening is termed as maturity ratio. 4. What is staple fibre? A fiber of limited and relatively short length is known as staple fiber . 5. What is oligomer? A polymer compos

Important Terms Used in Knitting Sector:

Some important terms of knitting have presented in the below: 1. Course: A course is a predominantly horizontal raw of needle loops which is produced by adjacent needles during the same knitting cycle is known as course.  In case of weft knitted fabric , a course is composed of yarn from a single supply termed as a course length (Number of loop × Loop length). 2. Wales: In knitting sector, a wale is a predominantly vertical column of inter-meshed needle loops which is generally produced by the same needle knitting cycles i.e. the no. of vertical columns of loop of knit fabric is known as wales. In case of warp knitting, a wale can be produced from the same yarn . It should be noted here that, wales are connected together across the width of the fabric by sinker loops (weft knitting) or under laps (warp knitting). 3. Needle: A needle is a hooked metal part which is used for the formation f loops. It is the principle knitting elements of the knitting

Different Terms and Definitions of Weaving Technology:

There are some important textile terms and definitions which are vastly used in textile sector have explained in the below: 1. What is weaving? The action of producing fabrics by the interlacement of warp and weft yarn is known as weaving . 2. What is doubling? According to the requirements of end used two or more yarns twisted together is known as doubling. 3. What is winding? The process of transferring yarns from ring, bobbins, hank etc. into convenient packages termed as winding . 4. What is creelling? The process for holding supplied packages on creel is known as creelling. 5. What is warping? The parallel winding of warp ends in sheet forms from many small winding package (cone or cheese) on to a common packages (warp beam) is termed as warping . 6. What is sizing? The process of applying a protective adhesive coating materials on the yarns surface is known as sizing . This is the most important operation to attain maximum weaving efficie