Single jersey fabric : 1. Both side different appearance. 2. Face is v shape and back is semicircle. 3.

This is light weight fabric. 4. Has tendency to curling. 5. Width wise extensibility. Double jersey fabric / interlock : 1. Both side same. 2. No edge curling. 3. Both side used needle. 4. Elasticity is poor 5. Unraveled in the end portion. Rib : 1. Both side same. 2. No edge curling 3. Both side used needle. 4. Elasticity is very good. 5. End use on collar, cuff of T-shirt, polo shirt, sweater. Drop needle : 1. This is design fabric. 2. To produce this type of fabric needles should be dropped. 3. This is medium weight fabric. 4. If it is single jersey than it has curling tendency If it is double jersey than it has no cyrling tendency 5. It is used as body fabric for decorative purposes. Pique :

1. This is single jersey design fabric 2. Fabric surface contains honey- comb design . 3. Commonly used to produced polo shirt 4. This is medium weight fabric, not light not heavy. 5. Face and back side different appearance Lacoste : 1. This is s/j design fabric 2. Fabric surface contains honey comb design 3. Commonly used to produce polo shirt 4. This is medium weight fabric 5. Face and back side different appearance Single jersey m/c : 1. m/c have one set of needles 2. needles are arranged in cylinder vertically 3. produced fabrics in different appearance 4. in top, sinkers used, so called sinker top m/c 5. most common 24 gauge but 28 gauge also available 6. m/c is generally used to make body fabric Rib m/c : 1. m/c have two sets of needles 2. 18 gauge most common in rib m/c 3. Produced fabric is called rib fabric 4. Staggered position of needles 5. No sinker used. Double jersey m/c : 1. m/c have two sets of needles

2. 22 gauge ios most common 3. No sinker used 4. Produced fabric is called interlock / double jersey fabric 5. Needles are face to face position Circular m/c : 1. Needle beds are arranged in circular cylinder 2. Needles are placed in cylinder 3. A variety of m/c gauges , 16-30 4. A variety of m/c diameters , 12-60 inch 5. Producing a wide range of fabric structures 6. Their chief limitations being that of shaping

Knitting : - A process of fabric manufacture -converting yarns into loop form - intermeshing those loops together form fabric Cut & sew knitwear : - A method of producing apparels - First long length fabric is produced in tube form in circular knitting m/c - Second make the fabric suitable by scouring, bleaching, coloration & finishing - Third, laying up the fabric - Fourth patterns are placed on fabric - Fifth marking and cutting - Sixth apparel assembling by sewing - Made into garment named cut & sew knitwear

- Summary : to make a garment, cutting and sewing must necessary. -

Course:
- A row of loops across the width of the fabric. - Measured usually as cpc or cpi Wales : -A column of loops along the length of the fabric - Measured usually as wpc or wpi Gauge : -gauge means no of needles per inch.generally gauge range is 16-30 . the gauge range iof different knit fabric is given below Single jersey -24 gauge Rib 18 gauge Interlock 22 gauge R.P.m : R.P.M means REVOLUTION PER MINUTE. Lowest r.p.m of m/c is 10 and highest r.p.m is 60 times. R.P.M depends on m/c dia and yarn strength. Cpc : CPC means course per cm. the no. of courses per cm in a knit fabric is called cpc.