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2. Ponte (Fabric) - Wikipedia

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   Ponte is a thick, double knit fabric design produced on double jersey (Rib or Interlock) knitting machines. It is one of the firm, stable structures of knits with a subtle sheen. This fabric is heavier and thicker than a regular jersey. As with most of the other double knit designs, Ponte is reversible. The fabric is also known as ''Ponte di ...

3. Knitted fabric - Wikipedia

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   Weft-knit fabrics are easier to make and more common. When cut, they will unravel (run) unless repaired. Warp-knit fabrics are resistant to runs and relatively easy to sew. Raschel lace—the most common type of machine made lace—is a warp knit fabric but using many more guide-bars (12

4. Knitting - Wikipedia

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   The basic knitted fabrics are referred to by different names in the setting of industrial manufacture. The fabric known by hand knitters as stockinette is called plain knit or jersey, and the fabric known by hand knitters as garter is called purl knitting or links-and-links. [21] [22]

5. Glossary of sewing terms - Wikipedia

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   The "front" of a piece of fabric having a distinct front and back; same as right side. facing A facing is fabric used to finish the raw edges of a garment such as at neckline and armhole. Shaped facings are cut to match the edge they will face, and bias facings are strips of fabric cut on the bias or cross-grain and shaped to fit edge.

6. Leno weave - Wikipedia

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   Basic leno weave. Leno weave (also called gauze weave or cross weave) [1] is a weave in which two warp yarns are woven around the weft yarns to provide a strong yet sheer fabric. . The standard warp yarn is paired with a skeleton or 'doup' yarn; these twisted warp yarns grip tightly to the weft which causes the durability of the fabr

7. Jersey (fabric) - Wikipedia

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   Jersey is a weft knit fabric that is knitted on a single set of needles with all loops meshing in the same direction. [13] By and large, it is knitted in plain stitch. [14] It is also called plain. [13] On the other hand, the double jersey is knit using two sets of needles, does not curl at the edges (when cut) and has a more stable structure. [14]

8. Dimensional stability (fabric) - Wikipedia

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   The more dimensionally stable a fabric is, the less it is subject to shrinkage. Shrinkage is the change of dimensions in textile products when they are washed or relaxed. The change is always expressed relative to the dimensions before the exposure of washing or relaxing. Shrinkage is also called residual shrinkage and measured in percentage.

9. List of fabrics - Wikipedia

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