General Knit

Question 1

Name the type of fabric produced weft knitting machines with 1 needle bed.

Answer 1

Single jersey

Question 2

Name the types of fabric produced weft knitting machines with 2 needle beds.

Answer 2

Double jersey
Purl
Rib
Interlock

Question 3

What is a ‘transfer stitch’?

Answer 3

A loop that has moved to a different needle once it has been knitted

Question 4

Name 2 uses of ‘transfer stitches’.

Answer 4

Patterning (eg lace or cables)

Shaping knitted panels

Question 5

Specify the type of yarn normally knitted on very fine gauge knitting machines running at high speeds.

Answer 5

Synthetic multi filaments

Question 6

What fabric type cannot normally be unravelled?

Answer 6

Warp knitted fabric

Question 7

Name the lace fabric that has surface floats making it look embroidered.

Answer 7

Fall-plate lace

Question 8

In warp knitting, what method is used to deliver yarn at the same rate to all needles?

Answer 8

Guide bars deliver yarn from warp beams

Question 9

What method is used to deliver yarn at different rates to different needles in warp knitting?

Answer 9

Yarn supplied to guide bar through creel

Question 10

What fibre/filament type is easier to warp knit than weft knit because of the method of yarn delivery and stitch formation?

Answer 10

Elastane filaments

Question 11

State 3 of the preparatory processes necessary for warp knitting.

Answer 11

Warping, drawing, make pattern wheels

Question 12

Why is it normal to buy warp knitted fabric from stock rather than unique designs?

Answer 12

Long set up times means that only long production runs are economic

Question 13

Why do compound knitting needles knit faster with fewer faults than latch needles

Answer 13

Lower clearing height

Question 14

What is the name for knitwear made from panels knitted to size and shape.

Answer 14

Fully fashioned knitwear

Question 15

What is the name for seamless knitwear garments knitted in one piece.

Answer 15

Wholegarment knitwear

Question 16

Which type of knitting is commonly used to knit garments to shape?

Answer 16

Weft knitting

Question 17

Weft knitted fabrics with face and reverse stitches in the same wale are called?

Answer 17

Purl fabrics

Question 18

Name the stretchy weft knitted fabric structure with face and reverse stitches in the same course on both sides of fabric.

Answer 18

Rib fabrics

Question 19

Name the weft knitted fabric structure that is most commonly used, tends to curl and has different appearance front to back.

Answer 19

Plain knit

Question 20

Which weft knitted stitch type is used to add texture, weight and/or warmth to fabric?

Answer 20

Tuck stitches

Question 21

Name the warp knitting machine with high productivity that knits simple fabrics.

Answer 21

Tricot

Question 22

Name the warp knitting machine that is optimised for knitting fancy fabrics including lace and nets.

Answer 22

Raschel warp knitting machine

Question 23

Name the warp knitted fabric with 2 ‘face fabrics’ and yarns zig-zagging between the ‘faces’ to create a gap between them.

Answer 23

Spacer fabric

Question 24

State 1 advantage of ‘simultaneous knitting’ and state what it is.

Answer 24

Faster or more uniform stitches are formed when all needles move together to knit.