| You may never have attempted to sew anything for | | | | have perforated lengthwise edges comparable to |
| yourself since your schooldays - or again, you may | | | | selvedges in woven fabrics. |
| have abandoned the whole idea after one or two | | | | Complex stitches or special finishes sometimes |
| disappointing failures. | | | | obscure a knit structure, making it hard to tell |
| The good news is that sewing equipment and | | | | whether a fabric is knitted or woven. To establish |
| dressmaking patterns are highly developed now than | | | | which it is, pull a thread from one crosswise end. If |
| ever, so it has been made easier for you to start, | | | | lops show, the fabric is a knit; if a fringe appears, it is |
| whether you wish to make basics for yourself and | | | | woven. |
| your family, supplement sophisticated ready-to-wear | | | | Knits vary in stretchability. Just how much a knit |
| with simple additions of your own, or eventually | | | | stretches crosswise should be determined before |
| progress to the heights of the designer's patterns. | | | | you buy it. If the pattern you have chosen is marked |
| Whatever the reason, you will have the satisfaction | | | | "for knits only," it will probably supply a gauge, but |
| of expressing your own ideas - the pattern you | | | | for only one of three stretch categories - slight, |
| purchase may be available to many, but the fabric | | | | moderate, or super stretch. |
| you choose and perhaps the trimmings that complete | | | | Shopping for Fabrics |
| it are exclusive to you. | | | | In knitting, it is extremely important to choose the |
| Take for example the case of knitting. This is, | | | | best knit fabrics available in the market. A |
| basically, a special way of creating marvelous | | | | successfully chosen garment fabric will complement |
| creations from a ball of yarn. Through this process, | | | | the pattern design, flatter the wearer, perform |
| the yarn or thread is converted into cloth. | | | | according to expectations, and be of good quality for |
| Basically, knitting can be made either manually, where | | | | the money. |
| the hands create remarkable cloth with the help of | | | | Here is a list of some tips that you need to employ |
| knitting needles, or mechanically, with the use of | | | | when choosing for the best knit fabric: |
| knitting machine. | | | | 1. Weave should be firm. |
| Knitted Fabrics | | | | You can test this by scratching the surface; if the |
| In knitting, a different kind of fabric is used, known | | | | threads shift easily, the garment seams may be |
| as the knitted fabrics. All knit fabrics are made of a | | | | inclined to slip or develop holes around the stitching. |
| series of interlocking loops. This makes them more | | | | 2. Weave should be uniform. |
| flexible than woven fabrics. While all knits have | | | | Hold it up to the light and check for any unusually |
| stretch, they vary considerably in amount and | | | | thick or thin areas. The light test will show up any |
| direction of stretch. The factors that influence | | | | weak spots or imperfections. |
| stretch are the yarn and the structure of the knit. | | | | 3. Print colors should be even |
| There are two basic knit types: weft and warp. The | | | | There should be no white (undyed) spots showing |
| first derives from age-old techniques of hand knitting. | | | | through them, except in areas that are clearly meant |
| The second, a modern innovation, is the product of | | | | to be white. |
| complex machines. | | | | Getting a perfect knit fabric is one of the chief, if not |
| Records show that the first knitting machine was | | | | the paramount, reason for learning how to employ |
| invented in 1589. Today's advanced versions produce | | | | knitting at its best. Hence, if you are considering on |
| an incredible range of fabrics from sheer lingerie knits | | | | trying some knitting, try to learn first how to identify |
| to bulky sweater knits. | | | | a good knit fabric by using the guides for buying knit |
| Basic Composition | | | | fabrics. |
| Knit fabrics may be tubular or flat. Some flat knits | | | | |