books
ISBN-13: 978 1 85573 333
6
April 2001
416 pages 244 x
172mm paperback
Edited by D J Spencer
Woodhead Textiles Series No. 16
This authoritative book is essential for
both students of knitting technology and practitioners in the knitting and
textile industry.
Textile Horizons
… widely recognised as the definitive text
on the subject … completely revised and updated.
Knitting
International
The third edition of Knitting technology,
widely recognised as the definitive text on the subject, has been thoroughly
revised and updated to include all the latest developments. Beginning with the
fundamental principles and moving on to more advanced aspects, it combines in a
single comprehensive volume the basics of warp and weft knitting, fabric
structures and products, the different types of machines, principles of
production and terminology to provide an invaluable reference for textiles
students, textile engineers and technicians involved in knitted garment design
and manufacture.
Fundamental rules and principles are emphasised
throughout. Aspects covered include flat, circular, full fashioned, hosiery,
raschel, tricot and crochet production. Development of the various types of
knitting machines, their actions and mechanisms as well as the construction,
properties and end uses of the products which they manufacture are also
included.
The book is indexed and referenced in detail and includes
numerous labelled diagrams and photographs. Terminology is defined either
according to The Textile Institute's terms and definitions or current usage in
the industry and is supplemented where necessary by American or continental
terminology. Although SI units and the tex yarn count system are explained and
used in the text, other systems have also been employed wherever it has been
considered that their usage is still important. A number of worked calculations
are included to clarify the examples given.
Knitting technology
is the ideal textbook for a range of textile courses from technician to degree
level and The Textile Institute's examinations as well as being an essential
companion to all those involved in the knitting industry.