Lab Notecards - knitted

Question 1

Three types of woven fabrics

Answer 1

Chambray, brocade, taffetta

Question 2

Three types of knitted fabrics

Answer 2

Argyle, brid’s eye, cable-stitch

Question 3

Twill

Answer 3

A woven consturction with a diagonal pattern on the back and is non-reviersible.

Question 4

Ribbed

Answer 4

A knitted construction with stitches on both sides and is reversible.

Question 5

Raschel

Answer 5

A knitted construction with a miss stitch (v-shape) and is decorative. Commonly seen on lace.

Question 6

Purl

Answer 6

A knitted construction with alternating rows of knit and purl stitch in the horizantal direction.

Question 7

Satin

Answer 7

A woven construction that has a five shaft warp/filling weave and has long floats, making it shiney.

Question 8

Tricot

Answer 8

A knitted construction that is a warp knit and has a chevron pattern on the back.

Question 9

Best insulator

Answer 9

Knit because the spaces trap small non-moving air. Woven because it has smaller holes that trap air when it’s windy.

Question 10

Most Durable

Answer 10

Woven because it has two yarns and fewer loops to snag.

Question 11

Most wrinkle resistant

Answer 11

Knit because it is more flexible.

Question 12

Best for rain

Answer 12

Woven because it has compact spaces.

Question 13

Easier to sew

Answer 13

Woven because it has fewer loops, is tighter, and doesn’t curl.

Question 14

Direction - 1 yarn

Answer 14

What do we mean when we use the term “weft” in the context of knitting?

Question 15

Yarn - 2 yarns

Answer 15

What do we mean when we use the term “weft” in the context of weaving?

Question 16

Wales

Answer 16

This characteristic of knit is parallel to the warp (top - bottom).

Question 17

Courses

Answer 17

This characteristic of knit is parallel to the weft (runs left to right).

Question 18

Woven

Answer 18

Which fabrinc is better fo a crisp hand?

Question 19

Knit

Answer 19

Which fabric is better for a soft hand?

Question 20

Knitting

Answer 20

The interlooping of one yarn.

Question 21

Weaving

Answer 21

The interlooping of two yarns.

Question 22

Weft knits

Answer 22

This type of knit stretches in length and width (though more in width), may run or ravel, has a rapid machine changeover to new designs, and production maybe circular or flat and produces yardage, shaped garments, garment parts, and finished edges.

Question 23

Warp knits

Answer 23

This type of knit has limited stretch (some in width, but less in length), does not run or ravel easily, has a slower machine changeover and is more costly oto new designs, has a flat prodcution and produces yardage only.

Question 24

Filling or weft knit

Answer 24

One yarn or yarn set. Forms a serios of interlocking loops across the width of the fabvric. May be single or double; flat or circular.

Question 25

Warp knit

Answer 25

Yarns interloop in a vertical direciton with each yarn fed to a corresponding needle extending the width of the machine. Produced flat.

Question 26

Wale

Answer 26

Vertical columns of stitches.

Question 27

Course

Answer 27

Horizontal row of stitches.

Question 28

Cut or gauge

Answer 28

Fineness of the stich measured by the mumber of needles in a specific space in the needle bar. In hand knitting, gauge is determined by the size of yarn and the size of the needle.

Question 29

Density

Answer 29

Wales per inch by courses per inch.

Question 30

Techinical face

Answer 30

Outer side of fabric as knitted.

Question 31

Purl

Answer 31

Half mon appearance on back of plain jersey stitch.

Question 32

Chevron

Answer 32

Horizontal v-shape appearance on back of plain tricot stitch.

Question 33

Run or ladder

Answer 33

Stitches in a wale collapose or pull out crating a defect in the knit fabric. Most likely to occur in filament filling knits.