The scoured and undyed 100% cotton yarn (2/30's) were weft-knitted from 13 different stitches with 7 and 12 machine gauge using a V-bed knitting machine. Structure of knit fabrics was characterized and analyzed: fabric length and width, fabric count, ...
The scoured and undyed 100% cotton yarn (2/30's) were weft-knitted from 13 different stitches with 7 and 12 machine gauge using a V-bed knitting machine. Structure of knit fabrics was characterized and analyzed: fabric length and width, fabric count, fabric weight per area, and fabric thickness were measured. The thickness of the full cardigan 2✕2 and 4✕4 rib presented the highest values due to usage of tuck stitch. The fabric width of 4✕4, 1✕1, and 2✕2 rib stitches were the narrowest group resulted in relaxation shrinkage after knitting. Also 4✕4rib stitch gave the highest value in fabric density and weight. Fabric stitch and structure were well co-related each other, which give the changes of fabric appearance and properties.