Understand the application of knitted fabrics

Weaving knitted fabrics can use a wide range of raw materials, including cotton, wool, silk, hemp, chemical fiber, and their blended yarn or cross yarn. Knitted material is soft, in addition to good wrinkle resistance and air permeability, it also has greater extensibility and elasticity, suitable for underwear, tights and sportswear. After changing the structure and improving the dimensional stability, the knitted fabric can also be used as outerwear, mattresses, etc.

Knitted fabrics can be woven into grey cloth first, and then cut and sewn into various knitted products; it can also be woven directly into fully formed or partially formed products, such as socks, gloves, etc. In addition to underwear, outerwear, socks, gloves, hats, bed sheets, bedspreads, curtains, mosquito nets, carpets, laces and other clothing, living and decorative fabrics, knitted fabrics are also widely used in industries, agriculture, and medical and health fields. Such as filter cloth for dust removal, high pressure pipe for oil and gas transmission, liner cloth for rubber and plastic industry, oil fence for oil port, safety net for construction, packaging bag for agricultural and sideline products, low pressure hose for irrigation and fertilization, crops Cutting nets, nets for protecting bank slopes, fishing nets, artificial blood vessels, artificial heart valves, bandages, knee pads, etc. The disadvantage of knitted fabric is that it is easy to snag and the size is difficult to control.

Clothing design requirements

1. Utilize the elasticity of knitted fabrics

Knitted fabric manufacturers tell you that knitted fabrics have good elasticity, and can greatly reduce the seams, gathers, and splices designed for styling in the model design. Secondly, knitted fabrics are generally not suitable to use the techniques of return and exfoliation, but to use the elasticity of the fabric itself or the appropriate use of folds to fit the curve of the human body. Then the elasticity of the fabric becomes an important basis in the design and production of the model.

The area required for the woven garment model to wrap the human body is generally larger, that is, there is some looseness relative to the human body; while the knitted garment depends on the fabric structure used, if the fabric with special elasticity (compared with the adopted fabric) Yarn is related to organizational structure) Not only does it leave no looseness when designing a template, its sample size can be the same as the human girth size, or it can be reduced in consideration of the coefficient of elasticity.

Second, use the hemming of knitted fabrics

The curling of knitted fabrics is the phenomenon of edge fabric wrapping caused by the disappearance of the stress in the edge loops of the fabric. Hemming is the shortcoming of knitted fabrics. It can cause uneven seams of garment pieces or size changes of garment edges, affecting the overall shape of the garment and the size of the garment. But not all knitted fabrics have hemming properties, but only fabrics with individual weaves such as weft jerseys. For this kind of fabric, you can pull the edges and insert ribs by adding sizes when designing the pattern. Or piping and inlaid adhesive interlining strips on the edge of the garment. The hemming of some knitted fabrics has been eliminated during the finishing process of the fabric, which avoids the trouble of template design.

It needs to be pointed out that many designers can use the fabric's curling properties to design them on the neckline and cuffs of the model based on the understanding of the properties of the fabric, so that the clothing has a special appearance style, which is refreshing. , Especially in the knitting of shaped garments, it can also use its curling properties to form special patterns or dividing lines.

Three, pay attention to the dispersibility of knitted fabrics

Knitted fabrics are different from woven fabrics in style and characteristics. The style of clothing should not only emphasize the advantages of fabrics, but also overcome its shortcomings. Because individual knitted fabrics are dispersible, please pay attention to some knitted fabrics not to use too much exaggeration when designing and making patterns. Try not to design roads and cutting lines as much as possible. The stitching should not be too many to prevent the occurrence of knitting loops. It will affect the wearability of the clothing, and the simple and soft lines should be used in harmony with the soft and fit style of knitwear.