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HOSIERY KNITTING [15 records]

Record 1 2022-03-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Knitted and Stretch Fabrics
DEF

[The process of] shaping knit fabrics or hosiery by increasing or decreasing the number of knitting needles in action.

OBS

Fashioning is used in manufacturing hosiery, underwear, and sweaters.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tricot et tissus extensibles
DEF

Tricotage d'articles comportant des augmentations et des diminutions.

Spanish

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Record 2 2012-07-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Tools and Equipment (Textile Industries)
  • Knitted and Stretch Fabrics
DEF

A knitting machine for the production of hosiery. Most are : small-diameter latch-needle circular knitting machines.

OBS

hosiery: Knitted coverings for the feet and legs.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Outillage et équipement (Industries du textile)
  • Tricot et tissus extensibles
Key term(s)
  • machine de tricotage-chaussant

Spanish

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Record 3 2011-05-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Trade Names
  • Textile Industries
DEF

Turbo-processed high-bulk acrylic-knitting yarns used mainly for sweaters and hosiery.

OBS

A trademark of T.M. of Delaine.

Key term(s)
  • Acridel

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appellations commerciales
  • Industries du textile
DEF

Fil acrylique à tricoter à haute voluminosité apprêtés par Turbo et utilisés surtout dans la confection des chandails et des chaussons.

OBS

AcridelMC : Marque de commerce de Delaine.

Spanish

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Record 4 2011-05-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Trade Names
  • Synthetic Fabrics
DEF

An elastic yarn suited for either weaving or knitting. Originally used in foundation garments and surgical hosiery, later for shoes, sportswear, bathing suits, slip covers for upholstered furniture, etc. Also used in dress apparel at waistline, wrists, neck, shoulders, etc.

OBS

A trademark of Canadian Lastex Limited.

Key term(s)
  • Lastex

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appellations commerciales
  • Textiles artificiels et synthétiques
DEF

Fil élastique fait en enveloppant un filament de caoutchouc fin avec du coton, de la rayonne, du nylon, de la soie, etc. Tissé ou tricoté dans des tissus ou appliqué en cousant pour donner des tissus élastiques nouveaux pour gaines, maillots de bain, bas et plusieurs autres produits.

OBS

LastexMC : Marque de commerce de Canadian Lastex Limited.

Spanish

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Record 5 2003-06-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Tools and Equipment (Textile Industries)
  • Knitted and Stretch Fabrics
OBS

hosiery: Knitted coverings for the feet and legs.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Outillage et équipement (Industries du textile)
  • Tricot et tissus extensibles
DEF

Dispositif qui programme le tricotage d'articles chaussants.

Spanish

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Record 6 2003-06-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Knitted and Stretch Fabrics
CONT

... details of trends in knitting capacity, production, and investments in circular knitting, warp knitting, hosiery knitting, flat knitting, fully fashioned knitting and speciality knitting...

OBS

hosiery: Knitted coverings for the feet and legs.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tricot et tissus extensibles
CONT

Plusieurs constructeurs de matériels de tricotage-chaussant se sont intéressés récemment aux technologies de tricotage intégral de sous-vêtements féminins [...].

Spanish

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Record 7 2001-12-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Tools and Equipment (Textile Industries)
  • Knitted and Stretch Fabrics
CONT

Hosiery machines : Hockey sock knitting machine. Small diameter rib knitting machine.

OBS

hosiery: Socks and stockings legitimately constitute Hosiery ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Outillage et équipement (Industries du textile)
  • Tricot et tissus extensibles

Spanish

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Record 8 2001-10-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Textile Industries
  • Tools and Equipment (Textile Industries)
  • Knitted and Stretch Fabrics
CONT

Hosiery machines : Hockey sock knitting machine.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industries du textile
  • Outillage et équipement (Industries du textile)
  • Tricot et tissus extensibles
OBS

Chaussant : Machine à tricoter les chaussettes [...]

Spanish

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Record 9 2000-12-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Textile Industries
  • Knitted and Stretch Fabrics
DEF

Runproof. Also known as run-resist, it is the result of a method used in knitting hosiery, underwear [and knit fabrics] by the use of a special stitch, such as a locked loop, to make the article resistant to runs.

CONT

For decades women have been asking for comfortable sheer non-run hosiery. Shades of Camelion has responded to this challenge. The secret is in our interlocking stitch... Shades of Camelion hosiery will not run, bag, sag, or fall down because our interlocking stitch clings to the leg and waist and is guaranteed even if torn not to run.

CONT

Non-run pantyhose is made of extra durable and comfortable Dupont nylon yarn by unique weave that is not to run!

CONT

Child seamless run resistant tights. Adult seamless run resistant tights. Adult runproof tights with backseam. Child runproof tights with backseam.

CONT

Run resistant fabric.

Key term(s)
  • ladder-proof
  • runless

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industries du textile
  • Tricot et tissus extensibles
DEF

Indémaillable : Se dit d'un tricot dont l'entrelacement est tel qu'une maille coupée n'entraîne pas le coulage des autres mailles.

Spanish

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Record 10 2000-05-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Knitted and Stretch Fabrics

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tricot et tissus extensibles
OBS

Bonneterie : Fabrication, industrie, commerce d'articles d'habillement en Tissu à mailles. Les articles fabriqués par cette industrie (bas, chaussettes, lingerie).

Spanish

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Record 11 1999-05-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Textile Industries
  • Knitted and Stretch Fabrics
CONT

... William Lee ... invented a machine that would knit at a much quicker rate than obtained by hand knitting. So from a very small beginning the knitting industry began and spread around the world ... Matthew Townsend of Leicester invented the latch needle which revolutionized the knitting industry ... .

CONT

Parkdale has now expanded its service to the hosiery industry with the addition of Unifi’s open end operations.

OBS

Hosiery: British term which indicates any knitted article.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industries du textile
  • Tricot et tissus extensibles
CONT

Le terme de bonneterie désigne la fabrication et le commerce des vêtements et des étoffes à mailles. Il est aujourd'hui [...] remplacé par «industrie de la maille». Cette industrie, dont la technique est le tricotage, est très variée. En effet, parmi les articles de bonneterie, on peut citer les articles chaussants (bas, collants, chaussettes), les sous-vêtements masculins (slips, maillots de corps), les sous-vêtements féminins [...], les vêtements de dessus «coupés-cousus», les vêtements entièrement proportionnés [...], les tricots à usage industriel [...], les gants, les bérets, les dentelles, la layette, les rideaux, les filets de pêche, les articles de maintien, les fourrures artificielles, etc.

CONT

La bonneterie : Sous cette appellation générale, on peut grouper toutes les industries textiles dont la fabrication est basée sur la structure «maille» [...]

CONT

[...] Leuze [ville près de Dunkerque] était un centre de bonneterie fortement industrialisé. Cette industrie du tricot et du textile subsiste encore aujourd'hui [...].

CONT

La bonneterie est l'industrie du tricot [...]

Spanish

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Record 12 1998-11-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Textile Industries
  • Knitted and Stretch Fabrics
  • Hosiery and Apparel Industry (Textiles)
DEF

Circular knit hosiery: Fabric for hosiery knit in a tubular formation, and shaped by varying the tension at the various parts of the stoking. No seam is necessary, but a mock seam may be introduced ... .

DEF

Circular Knit-The major knitting method in hosiery construction. Yarn is knitted into hose using a cylindrical tube. Toes are later sewn and a waistband added.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industries du textile
  • Tricot et tissus extensibles
  • Habillement et bonneterie (Textiles)
OBS

Le produit sort de la machine sous forme de bas fini, la machine est circulaire et du même diamètre que le bas.

Spanish

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Record 13 1988-02-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sewing (General)
CONT

Advances in knitting and the introduction of non-stitching techniques have permitted a notable increase in the capital-intensity of certain types of garments, such as synthetic knitted apparel and hosiery.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Couture (Généralités)

Spanish

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Record 14 1986-01-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Textile Industries
OBS

knitting : tricotage; knitted goods : bonneterie; knitting wools : laine à tricoter handicraft; textiles idem hosiery industry DND

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industries du textile

Spanish

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Record 15 1985-10-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Machine Knitting
DEF

a machine for mechanically knitting fabrics(as jersey or tricot) and articles of wear(as sweaters or hosiery).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tricot à la machine
CONT

La machine à tricoter se compose de rangées d'aiguilles, ou fontures, et du chariot qui, par un mouvement de va-et-vient, exécute le tricot. À simple fonture, elle ne permet que le point de jersey et ses dérivés, à double fonture, que le point de côtes. Les machines les plus perfectionnées sont à automatisme intégral avec un sélecteur électronique d'aiguilles en fonction d'un programme déterminé.

Spanish

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