FUNDAMENTAL ASPECTS OF THE DESIGN OF KNITTED FABRICS

Abstract

In this paper the properties of knitted fabrics, which will have to be known accurately and preferably quantitatively, before the design and specification of knitted structures for specific purposes is possible, are discussed. The load-extension characteristics of plain and ribbed structures are considered together with the bending and twisting forces called into play when the fabrics are stressed. The length of yarn per stitch is regarded as a factor of fundamental importance since it is independent of the fibres from which the yarn is spun.