A treatise, giving a thorough description of the properties and supply of the fibres, as well as the various processes required for converting wool, cotton, silk from fibre to finished goods, covering both woven and knit goods ... construction of the most modern improvements to preparatory machinery ... accessories relating to construction and equipment of modern textile manufacturing plants .. (1895)
Posselt, E. A. (Emanuel Anthony), 1858-1921 · Philadelphia, E.A. Posselt; London, Sampson Low, Marston & Co · leaf 191
This system of knitting with one set of needleswill produce a plain stitch web, a diagram of a por-tion of which is shown in Fig, 7. It will be noticedthat all of the loops a of the stitches are on the backof the web. In a knitted fabric however the loops arestraighter than they are round, as shown… … all on the face of the web, and being close togetherin the fabric, will form a rib or raised line for everyvertical row of stitches, said raised lines being closeto each other. Owing to the smooth inside surface of the web pro-duced, this style of stitch is used almost exclusivelyon fabrics worn…
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