Categories of Single Knitting Machine

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Single knitting machine only uses bottom dial needle and needle leaf to knit. Single knitting machine is classified into plain machine, French terry machine, towel machine, messenger wire machine, automatic plain machine and jacquard machine.
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1.Plain machine
Plain machine is used to knit plain textiles such as plain and strip jersey. Cooperating with tarn tsui, it can knit plated jersey. Equipped with corner angles and stitch, the machine can knit pique, lacoste, inter loop. New type plain machine has four level corner angles which can arrange needle with different heights. Cooperating with needles and closed die corner angles, the machine can knit jacquard textiles.

2.French terry machine
The structure of French terry machine is particular for its special corner angles. French terry machine can be only used to knit French terry and pique French terry. Changing corner angles and acerola ring, the machine can knit plain cloth.

3.Towel machine
Towel machine and cropping machine belong to the same type. However, they are different from each other strictly. The differences between towel machine and normal plain machine are needle leaf and yarn guide.

4.Messenger wire machine
Messenger wire machine is a new type knitting machine that plain machine is added with messenger wire equipment. It can also be used for knitting normal plain cloth.

5.Automatic plain machine
Automatic plain machine is classified into computer automatic plain machine and mechanical automatic plain machine in further. The machine is used to knit across cloth whose cycle length and color length are infinitely long in theory. The reason why automatic plain machine can knit separation distance decided by modules is that four finger exits on every yarn tsui and the finger is connect with yarn count with different colors. Cooperating with the chosen color on finger, the machine can control color variation between lines. Every yarn has only four fingers. For that the machine only can knit combination of four colors or less.

6.Jacquard machine:
Jacquard machine can knit different patterns by using two colors or more. In general, jacquard machine utilizes flower disc or drum to sending needles. Otherwise, computer jacquard machine has already appeared. The pattern data is saved in disk. Then put the disc into the computer on knitting machine. Computer control knitting.

Multi-function Circular Knitting Machine Introduction

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Especially for circular weft knitting machine, circular knitting machine are required to have multi functions. A circular knitting machine can knit various products without being changed or spending too much time changing spare parts. On one hand, the categories of knitted products change frequently. For that, manufactures must adapt to the changes in the market constantly, providing products to meet the demand without putting into more equipments or funds. On the other hand, the prices of new type knitting machine are increasing. The machine being used to knit only one category cannot give full play to its investment benefits.

Multi-function circular knitting machine means that a type knitting machine can change into similar type machine rapidly through standardization, generalization of parts.

1.Exchange between single knitting machine and double knitting machine
In general, single knitting machine needs sinker to assist needle clearing and bending yarns into circular. However, it is difficult for conventional double knitting machine knitting rightly without sinker when it is used to knit single fabrics. Currently, there are two solutions. One is that double knitting machines are equipped with channeling triangle. When top needles are knitting, upper needles erect outside and return before yarn laying. The top needles are regarded as sinker pressing on the old loops of lower needles when bottom needles rising for clearing in case of old loops rising with needle. The other one is more effective solution. Double knitting machine is equipped with sinker to assist needles looping. So, when the machine is knitting double fabrics, the needles initiate automatically without dossal. The machine can recover knitting easily if press-off happens or large hole appears. When it is knitting single fabrics, the machine can utilize sinker to assist needle clearing and bending yarns into circular just like single knitting machine to realize the exchange between single knitting machine and double knitting machine.

2.Exchange of structure of single knitting machine
Based on different categories of knitted fabrics, single knitting machine is classified into single plain knitting machine, three wire wool knitting machine and single terry machine. Track, triangle and other parts have realized standardization and generalization. Parts on those types knitting machine provided by different manufacturers can be changed easily from one type to another type. An engineering technicians only spends 2 hours or 3 hours completing exchange.

3.Exchange of double knitting machine
Double circular knitting machine is generally classified into rib knitting machine and interlock machine. According to different structure of triangle, changing the position of triangle can converse rib or linter, rib composite tissue or linter composite tissue, such as Milano rib, polyester cover cotton and honeycomb mesh. Besides the exchange between rib and linter, multi-function double circular knitting machine can also exchange different tissues to change categories easily.

To adapt the conversion, multi-function double circular knitting machine is added with channeling triangle, besides conventional looping, tuck stitch and loose stitch. Sync or lag stitch cam is caused during looping. When channeling triangle is used for knitting single fabrics, stitch cam on cylinder uses sync or lag stitch cam to knit linter or wide rib.

4.Exchange of number and path
Using the same circular knitting machine can knit fabrics with different thickness for seasons. Changing number is meaningful for manufacturers. To meet the demands of fabric producers, manufacturers have simplified the exchange of cylinder and dial. For example, when transforming X-pattern track into V-pattern track, cylinder should be replaced from top. Now, the cylinder can be replaced from side without disassembling machine. Triangle and yarn guide do not need to be replaced, when interlock machine changed between E18~E28.

Categories of Knitted Fabrics

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Knitting means that utilizing needles to make yarns bend to circle, bunching and overlapping into textiles. The difference between knitted fabrics and tatted fabrics is that the different structure of yarns in textiles. The categories of knitted fabrics are classified into weft knitted fabric and warp knitted fabric. For the moment, knitted fabrics being widely utilized for clothing fabrics, inner fabrics and home textiles, are welcomed by customers.

Weft knitted fabric is made of low flexible polyester silk, polyamide yarns, cotton yarns, wool yarns, etc. adopting plain stitch, changing plain stitch, plain rib stitch, interlock plain rib stitch, jacquard stitch, terry stitch. The fabric is knitted by using weft knitting machine. Weft knitted fabrics has various categories, good flexibility and extensibility, softness, fastness and creasing resistance, strong sense. It is washable and can be dried quickly. However, weft knitted fabric has bad hygroscopicity. Textile is not crisp enough.

1.Knitted polyester fabric: Knitted polyester fabric has various colors, beauty, harmonious color bending, tight and solid texture, clear weave grain, strong sense. The style of fancy suit is similar to wool fabric. The fabric is mainly used for clothes, suits, coats, skirts and children’s clothing.
2.Knitted polyester labor fabric: Knitted polyester labor fabric has tight and solid texture, good fastness and wearing resistance, flexibility. It can be knitted into jeans with spandex, having good flexibility. It is mainly used for trousers.
3.Knitted polyester wick fabric: The fabric has clear concave-convex, solid feelings, good flexibility and heat retention. It is ideal materials for clothes, suits, coats, skirts and children’s clothing.
4.Knitted polyester cotton fabric: Knitted polyester cotton fabric is used as raw materials for shirts, jackets, and sport wears. The fabric has crisp, crease resistance, fastness and abrasion resistance. The face next to skin has moisture absorption and breathability to feel comfortable.
5.Knitted fake fur fabric: The fabric has solid feeling, softness, good heat retention. It is mainly used for coats, lining, neck and caps.

What Is Polyester Fiber?

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Polyester fiber is made of organic diatomic acid and diatomic alcohol, poly condensed and spun into synthetic fiber. Polyester fiber massively produced in industry is made of polyethylene glycol terephthalate. Trade name of polyester fiber is terylene in China. Polyester fiber is the largest category of synthetic fiber at present.

The usage of polyester fiber
Polyester fiber has excellent textile performance, taking performance and wide usage. Polyester fiber can be spun purely. It can also be knitted into textiles having various colors, abrasion resistance, washability, non-ironing with natural fiber including cotton, feather, silk, hemp, etc. and chemical fibers. Polyester fiber is suitable for shirts, coats, children clothes, indoor decorative fabrics and carpets. Polyester fiber can be used as bat wool for its good elasticity and bulkiness. In industry, high strength polyester fiber is ideal materials for cord of tire, conveyer belt, fire hoses, cable twisted rope and fishing net. It is also used as electrical insulating materials, acid filter and deckle blanket. Non-woven fabrics made of polyester fiber are used as indoor decorative fabrics, backer of carpet, medical industrial clothes, wadding and lining. Polyester fiber has excellent wearing resistance, dimensional stability, good electrical insulating properties, light fastness, rub resistance, mould proof, mothproof. At room temperature, polyester fiber is resistant to strong acid. It has bad resistance to strong alkali. Dyeability of terylene is not ideal. Polyester fiber can only be dyed by using disperse dyes under high temperature. Polyester fiber is usually made from women’s dresses, slacks and wind coats, welcomed in the market.

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PTT Fiber Introduction

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As new spinning polymer, PTT fiber is short for polytrimethylene terephthalate), developed by Shell Chemical in 1995. PTT fiber, PET fiber (ethylene terephthalate) and PBT fiber (tetramethylene terephthalate) belong to polyester, spun by the same kind of polymers. PTT fiber combines with the characteristics of polyester and nylon. Beside good strain resistance, PTT fiber has good dyeability, soft feelings and excellent elasticity. Extensibility of PTT fiber is the same as spandex. Compared with spandex, PTT fiber is easier for processing and more suitable for clothes. Otherwise, PTT fiber has dry, stiff and smooth. For that, PTT fiber will replace of polyester and nylon, widely utilized in the 21st century.

Characteristics of PTT fiber:
1.PTT fiber has softness and excellent drapability
2.PTT fiber has comfortable elasticity (better than PET fiber, PBT fiber and PP fiber, is equivalent to nylon 6 or nylon 66).
3.PTT fiber has excellent extensibility (the length can be recovered when the fiber is extended by 20%).
4.PTT fiber has excellent dyeability, textile printing properties (110℃~120℃, disperse dyes can be used for dyeing), superior color fastness, light fastness and pollution resistance.
5.PET fiber has various colors and non-ironing.
6.PTT fiber has wide usage. Recombined with cellulose fiber, natural fiber and synthetic fiber, PTT fiber is ideal raw materials for carpet, plain clothes, fashions, underwear, sports suit, swimsuit and socks.

Washing Methods for Common Fibers

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1.Silk: Dry cleaning is the best washing way for silk. Silk can be hand washed by using cold water, if it is shown washable. Silk is picked after being washed. Water which does not need to be wrung on silk drains naturally. Then hang silk at ventilated place to be fried. Solarization is not allowed.

2.Nylon: Nylon is dried easily after being washed. Common lotions can be used for washing nylon. Nylon cannot be insolated for a long time in case of clothes turning yellow. So nylon must be hanged at a cool ventilated place. Put a placemat on the surface of nylon before ironing and the temperature of iron is between 120℃ and 130℃.

3.Polyester: Polyester is washed and dried easily. Ventilated place is the best place for drying. Polyester does not need to be ironed constantly.

4.Linen & ramie: When washing linen or ramie, mild soap or neutral detergent is the most suitable.

5.Rayon: Dry cleaning is the best for washing rayon. Rayon can be washed by using cold water if it is shown washable. It needs to be dehydrated after being washed. Forceful wringing is not allowed when it is ironed, the best suitable temperature of iron is between 130℃ and 140℃.

6.Cotton: Soap or neutral detergent is used to wash cotton. Washing powder containing fluorescer is not allowed to be utilized and cotton cannot be soaked into bleach. Cotton goes mould easily. For that cotton must be dried before being stored. Drying machine must not be used.

Wool: Dry cleaning is the best washing method for wool. It can be washed by using warm water if it is shown washable. Hot water, alkaline detergents and strong acid detergent are not allowed. Wool is put into water to wash after neutral detergent dissolving in water whose temperature is 30℃. Wool can only be scrubbed lightly without using brush. Wool is put flatly to dry after being washed. A layer white cloth is used to cover wool in case of direct sunshine. When ironing, the most suitable temperature of iron is about 140℃, and a placemat is put on the surface of wool.

Could a floor length gown look formal even if knitted from yarn?

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Q: Could a floor length gown look formal even if knitted from yarn?
Money is tight, and I don’t have a sewing machine. I have an abundance of yarn, knitting needles, crochet needles, an afgan crochet needle, and a circular loom. As I like to dress nicely for fancy occasions and fortunately have some nice gowns, I would absolutely love to knit a floor length evening gown to save money, have a beautiful gown, and have that rewarding feeli of havIng created something useful. I have knitted sweaters, scarves, and hats. I know I am capable of knitting the correct shape of the dress, but would a dress made of knitted yarn never quite look formal? I was thinking a black dress would be my best bet, as the knit pattern wouldn’t show as much.

A: I don’t think a knit gown would look terribly formal under normal circumstances, but it certainly could make a lovely sweater dress. A nice sweater dress with some pretty accessories could definitely be formal enough for any holiday party. I think it does matter what thickness of yarn, what the yarn is made of, and what size hook or needles you are capable of using. A very fine, silky yarn worked with tiny hooks or very thin needles could yield a surprisingly formal garment (compared to what people would think yarn is capable of), I think. The issue is, anything that tiny and fine would take FOREVER. You might want to try asking on Freecycle for extra yarn, fabric, and a sewing machine. You might be surprised what people are looking to get rid of. Alternatively, you could ask a friend to borrow their sewing machine for a while in exchange for knitting them a lovely hat/scarf/glove set or something.

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Methods for Dyeing Textiles

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There are two common methods being widely utilized for dyeing textiles. The first one is normal dyeing method. Textiles are dyed by using chemical dye directly. The second one is using paints. Firstly, paints are processed into tiny insoluble colored particles. Then colored particles attach to textiles.

Dyes are complicated organic materials. They have various categories.
Acid dye: Acid dye is commonly utilized for protein fiber, nylon fiber, silk, etc. Characteristics of acid dye include various colors and excellent dry cleaning fastness while acid dye has poor washing fastness.

Cationic dye (basic dye): Cationic dye is used for acrylic fiber, polyester fiber, nylon, cellulose, protein fiber. Cationic dye has various colors. It is quit suitable for artificial fiber. But cationic dye has poor washing fastness and light fastness when it is used for cellulose and protein fiber.

Direct dye: Direct dye is suitable for cellulose. Direct dye has poor washing fastness. Washing fastness will be improved largely if direct dye is modified.

Disperse dye: Disperse dye is suitable for rayon, acrylic fiber, nylon, polyester, etc. It has different washing fastness. It has good washing fastness when being used for polyester, while it has poor washing fastness when being used for rayon.

Azo dye: Azo dye is used for cellulose. It has various colors.

Reactive dye: Reactive dye is commonly utilized for cellulose instead of protein fiber. It has various colors, good light fastness and washing fastness, rubbing fastness.

Sulfur dye: Sulfur dye is used for cellulose. It has grey colors, including dark blue, black and brown. Sulfur dye has good light fastness and washing fastness, poor chlorine bleaching fastness. Textiles can be broken by sulfur dye when textiles are stored for a long term.

Vat dye: Vat dye is suitable for cellulose. It has good light fastness, washing fastness.

Paint: Paint can be used for all of fibers. Paint is not a kind of dyes. Paint is a kind of attachment fibers which are made of resin. Using paint, deep color texture will harden. So it is only suitable for light color textiles. Paint has good light fastness and washing fastness.

which type of Crochet (knitting) yarn is best?

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Q: I just started crocheting last month. So far I have made a purse and some hats. At first I used Red Heart, Medium(4), it was a little bulky and not soft enough. Than I tried I Love This Yarn(from Hobby Lobby) same weight, both are acrylic, both this brand was softer and not as bulky. What kind of yarn do you use, and for which projects? Where do you buy the yarn (favorite internet site, store)? Cheapest? Which kind of yarn is best for an afghan stitch dishcloth?

A: If you wash the item made from the Red Heart yarn and then steam it, it will soften up. I use many different kinds of yarn. Each yarn has its own strengths and weaknesses, and I try to match the strengths of a given yarn to the project. For example, I just finished knitting a circular tree skirt that looks like a piece of peppermint candy, and it’s made of Red Heart SuperSaver yarn because it has to be washable, it has to be immune to moths, and it has to stand up to being stored for 11 months and subject to hard wear for 1 month each year. If I were making a sweater for a child, I’d prefer Plymouth Encore because it’s machine washable. If I were making a sweater for an adult, probably Cascade 220 would be my choice. If I want acrylic that feels good and knits up nicely, I would probably use Vanna’s Choice from Lion Brand. “Cheapest” is a relative term. I’m not really interested in knitting things that are cheap my labor is worth the same regardless of whether I’m using good yarn or cheap, harsh yarn in an ugly color. Thus, I usually am more interested in how well the yarn works for the item and how well it will hold up to its intended use.

a great place to get different types of yarn is the thrift shop. some times 3 or 4 in a bag for $2.99 or something. needles and such. and the sweater rack is great for yarn,feel the sweater,and learn to look at the seam to see if it is hooked together (good) or a cut and sew(bad). unravel and get lots of yarn and learn how that stitch works. cotton sweater will be the next set of dish clothes. big mens wool sweaters are great for yarn for wool socks!!

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Zhangcha Leads the Knitting Industry of China

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Located in Foshan, Guangdong, Zhangcha Street forms an important part of Guangzhou-foshan Economic Zone. On June 17, 2014, Committee of Finance, Light industry, Textile and Tobacco held an investigation on the work of Textile Industry Association at the Zhangcha Street.

It is said that Zhangcha is striving to develop the knitting industry through the participation of eight projects in the China-International Knitting Exposition. Hu Anquan, the secretary of the Party Working Committee of Zhangcha Street, said that Zhangcha is fighting to lead the development of China’s textile industry.

The survey included forums and site visit. During the process, Jiang Weideng, the chairman of Zhangcha’s Chamber of Commerce introduced the current situation of textile industry in this region.

At present, Zhangcha boasts of more than 10 knitting industrial zones that contain 3,000 knitting enterprises which covering over 6,000 thousand square meters factories, 30 thousand workers was employed here. 25 thousand knitting machines can totally produce fabric as much as 3,000 thousand tons every year. Zhangcha is now the biggest production base of knitting industry in Aisa, or even the whole world. Sales of 30 billion are made annually.

During the visit, the vice-president of committee said,”The textile industry of Zhangcha is going on a special, and yet efficient developing course. It is good for companies in this region to go out and face the world in huddle. The future is promising.”