Beruflich Dokumente
Kultur Dokumente
Jimmy Lam
Institute of Textiles & Clothing
Learning Objectives
Tightness factor and fabric properties
Maximum cover factor
Application of fabric geometry
Shrinkage of fabric
If the same type of yarn is
used, the tighter the fabric (or
higher the tightness factor),
the lower the shrinkage of the
fabric.
It is because the tightly
knitted fabrics simply cannot
shrink as much as before
adjacent loops jam against
each other.
Maximum Cover
For a maximum cover, an equilateral
triangle is constructed.
CD2 = BC2 - BD2 = 1-(1/2)2
CD=Sqrt(3/4) = 0.866
Since AB is wale width and CD is
course depth;
the max cover is
As S=Ks/l2;
g/m2= Ks/l2 X 104 X l/1000 X T/1000
g/m2=Ks T/(100l)
g/m = nKcT/10000
Fabric Width
Width = number of needles in knitting / W = n/ W
where W is wales per unit width (wpcm)
Since W=Kw/l
Width = nl/Kw
Fabric length
Since C=Kc/l