Flat Machine Knitting and Fabrics
by H. D. Buck
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Chapters (213)
- FLAT MACHINE KNITTING AND FABRICS
- PREFACE
- CONTENTS
- CHAPTER I Development of the Industry—How Cloth is Constructed—Study of Loop
- Knit Fabric Construction
- A Study of the Loop
- Simplest Method of Forming Loops
- CHAPTER II Latch Needle Knitting—Making Jersey Cloth on the Lamb Type of Machine
- Types of Latch Needle
- Explanation of Lamb Type Machine
- Control of Latches
- Range of Jersey Fabric
- CHAPTER III Rib Fabric Group—How Stitch is Made for Different Cloths
- Rib Fabrics
- Varieties of Rib
- Half Cardigan or Tuck Stitch
- How the Half Cardigan or Tuck Stitch Is Made
- The Full Cardigan Stitch
- CHAPTER IV The Rack Stitch—Making Shaped Collars—Opportunities in Designing Fabrics
- Operation of Racking
- The Racking Mechanism
- The Zig-Zag Stitch
- Shaped Collar for Sweaters
- Opportunity for Varying Designs
- CHAPTER V The Double Lock Flat Machine—How Different Stitches are Formed
- Speed and Production
- Speed of Flat Machines
- Making Half Cardigan Stitch
- Full Cardigan Stitch
- Yarn Carrier for Plating
- CHAPTER VI Fashioned Goods
- The Narrowing Comb
- Operation of Narrowing
- CHAPTER VII Automatic Flat Latch Needle Machines—Single Lock
- Changing Stitch
- Changing the Yarn Carriers
- Racking Chains
- Control of Automatic Changes
- Control of Yarn
- Yarn Take-Up Spring
- Stitch Changes
- CHAPTER VIII The Automatic Widening Machine—Explanation of Mechanism Used
- The Widening Device
- Pushing Needle Into Working Position
- Returning the Needles
- Yarn Carrier Stop
- CHAPTER IX Purl Stitch, or Links and Links Machine, for Hand or Manual Power
- Character of Fabric
- Construction of Purl Stitch Machine
- How Needles Are Operated
- CHAPTER X Designs on Plain Purl Stitch Machines—Automatic Jacquard Type—Details of Jacquard-Designing on Jacquard Machine
- Two and Two Rib
- Automatic Jacquard Power Purl Stitch Machine
- The Jacquard Mechanism
- How Designing Is Done
- CHAPTER XI Flat Latch Needle Automatic Narrowing Machine
- Control of Fashioning Mechanism
- The Actual Narrowing Operation
- Mounting of the Deckers
- Second and Third Movements
- Fine Adjustment Necessary
- CHAPTER XII The Flat Jacquard Machine—How It Differs From the Purl Stitch Jacquard Machine—Type of Fabric Produced—Methods of Needle Selection—Difference Between Single Jacquard and Double Jacquard—Explanation of Design and Pattern Cards
- Type of Fabric Produced
- The Cam System
- How Needles Are Selected
- Three Units May Be Racked
- Explanation of Pattern
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