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How Knits and Woven Fabrics Differ...
- Knits have more give unless wovens have stretch yarn
- Knits mold to the body better than woven
- Knits vary widely in amount of stretch Based on kind of knit fiver yarn and fabric stitch
- Lengthwise grain in knits is called ribs and cross grain is called course
- Both have more stretch in the cross grain
- Garments made form knits need less ease
- Knits don’t crease as well as woven and resist wrinkle better
- Both cannot be grained straightened if they have been permanently finished that way.
- A crosswise yarn cannot be pulled in a knit. Square ends with a corner of table.
- Knits shrink more than wovens. Preshrink a few times 1st.
- Knits should be cuts as one way print because of a sheen.(like nap)
- Stretch fabrics need stretch seams and hems
- Choose a stitch with a vertical component a zigzag or a serge it with a double needle
- Seams that don’t need stretch (shoulders and hem) stabilize with twill tape.
- Knits don’t ravel like wovens but they can run or curl
- Lycra stretches 300% and have 100% return rate (spandex trade name)
- Negative Ease- Take off ease to accommodate for fabric
- Common Knits
- Double
- Grandmas Closet
- Wool Heavy
- Interlock
- Reversible unless there printed. Run in one direction (put the end that runs at the bottom)
- Jersey
- Single knits
- Face and back are different (Not reversible)
- Cheap T-Shirts
- Slinky
- Poly or Acetate blended with lycra
- Frequently ribbed
- Sweatshirt
- Pique
- Golf Shirts
- Sweater Knits
- 4 Way Stretch
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