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WEFT-KNITTED FABRIC [29 records]

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Record 1 2022-07-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Knitted and Stretch Fabrics
  • Knitting Techniques - Various
DEF

An elongated, uncut sinker loop... that protrudes from the technical reverse side of a plated weft-knitted fabric and that has been obtained by the difference in the lengths of two threads of the same sinker loop.

OBS

terry loop; plush loop: designations and definition standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tricot et tissus extensibles
  • Techniques de tricot diverses
DEF

Entre-mailles allongé [...] qui fait saillie à l'envers technique d'un tricot à mailles cueillies vanisé et qui est obtenu par la différence de longueur entre deux fils d'un même entre-mailles.

OBS

bouclette : désignation et définition normalisées par l'ISO.

Spanish

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Record 2 2022-01-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fabric Nomenclature
  • Knitted and Stretch Fabrics
DEF

A weft-knitted rib-based fabric every stitch of which consists of a tuck stitch.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Nomenclature des tissus
  • Tricot et tissus extensibles
DEF

Tricot à côte [qui est] produit par une répétition des charges, alternativement sur chacune des fontures, [et qui est] formé par deux fils au lieu d'un.

Spanish

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Record 3 2016-12-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Textile Industries
  • Knitted and Stretch Fabrics
  • Knitting Techniques - Various
DEF

A column of stitches along the length of a weft-knitted or of a warp-knitted fabric.

DEF

In knit fabrics, a column of loops lying lengthwise in the fabric. The number of wales per inch is a measure of the fineness of the fabric.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industries du textile
  • Tricot et tissus extensibles
  • Techniques de tricot diverses
DEF

Succession de mailles consécutives dans le sens de la longueur du tricot (c'est-à-dire généralement sens perpendiculaire aux rangées). [Définition normalisée par l'AFNOR et reproduite avec son autorisation.]

DEF

Mailles consécutives dans le sens de la longueur d'un tricot à mailles cueillies ou jetées.

OBS

colonne : terme normalisé par l'AFNOR.

Key term(s)
  • colonne d'un tricot

Spanish

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Record 4 2016-12-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Knitted and Stretch Fabrics
DEF

A plated jersey fabric in which the ground yarn forms normal sinker loops and the pile yarn forms elongated sinker loops protruding from the technical reverse side of the fabric.

OBS

The plush loops may be of different lengths and/or may have been knitted in different colours to produce a design motif.

OBS

plush fabric; weft-knitted terry; weft-knitted pile fabric : terms and definition standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tricot et tissus extensibles
DEF

Tricot à base jersey constitué de bouclettes. Ces tricots peuvent être avec ou sans effet de couleur, les bouclettes peuvent être supprimées par place ou être de longueurs différentes. [Définition normalisée par l'AFNOR et reproduite avec son autorisation.]

OBS

jersey bouclette; jersey peluche : termes normalisés par l'ISO et l'AFNOR.

Spanish

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Record 5 2016-11-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Knitted and Stretch Fabrics
DEF

A jersey fabric in which untwisted staple fibres have been knitted in at each loop to form a pile surface on the technical reverse side of the fabric.

OBS

silver high pile fabric: term and definition standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tricot et tissus extensibles
DEF

Tricot à base jersey dans lequel sont introduites et tricotées des fibres. Les extrémités des fibres dépassent sur l'envers du tricot et donnent l'aspect d'une fourrure. [Définition normalisée par l'AFNOR et reproduite avec son autorisation.]

OBS

jersey imitation fourrure : terme normalisé par l'ISO et l'AFNOR.

Spanish

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Record 6 2016-11-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Knitted and Stretch Fabrics
DEF

A four-course knit-miss jersey fabric produced by the odd-numbered needles missing at the first course, the even-numbered needles missing at the third course, and all needles knitting at the second and fourth courses.

OBS

weft-knitted locknit fabric; circular locknit fabric : terms and definition standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tricot et tissus extensibles
OBS

tricot locknit; tricot locknit à mailles cueillies : termes normalisés par l'ISO.

Spanish

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Record 7 2016-10-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Knitted and Stretch Fabrics
DEF

A weft-knitted jersey fabric that incorporates design motifs in two or more colours, each area of colour having been knitted from a separate yarn which is contained entirely within that area.

OBS

intarsia fabric: term and definition standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tricot et tissus extensibles
OBS

En technique intarsia, l'article présente des zones de couleurs différentes juxtaposées. Chacune de celles-ci est tricotée avec un seul fil dont la course d'alimentation est limitée à la largeur de la zone intéressée. La maille est tricotée à un fil en opposition à la maille vanisée qui en comporte deux. [...] La technique vanisage peut s'exprimer par le mot «superposition» à l'inverse de la technique intarsia où l'on dira «juxtaposition».

OBS

tricot intarsia véritable : terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO.

Spanish

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Record 8 2014-10-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Knitted and Stretch Fabrics
CONT

laid-fabrics (weft-knitted): Fabrics containing non-knitted yarns that are held in position by the knitted yarns.

OBS

Laying-in-applies to jersey fabrics and to rib fabrics.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tricot et tissus extensibles

Spanish

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Record 9 2005-12-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Knitted and Stretch Fabrics
  • Knitting Techniques - Various
DEF

[A knitted] fabric in which the stitches made by each thread are formed substantially across the width of the fabric.

OBS

Common examples of weft knits are circular knits and flat knits.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tricot et tissus extensibles
  • Techniques de tricot diverses
DEF

Tricot dans lequel les boucles, constituées par chacun des fils, sont formées les unes après les autres et disposées les unes à côté des autres, essentiellement dans le sens de la largeur du tricot et caractérisé par le fait que le tricot est facilement détricotable.

OBS

tricot à mailles cueillies : Terme et définition normalisés par l'AFNOR et reproduits avec son autorisation.

Spanish

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Record 10 2001-11-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Textile Industries
  • Knitted and Stretch Fabrics
  • Knitting Techniques - Various
DEF

A weft-knitted rib fabric that consists of half-gauge rib courses.

Key term(s)
  • half gauge rib fabric

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industries du textile
  • Tricot et tissus extensibles
  • Techniques de tricot diverses

Spanish

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Record 11 1997-07-23

English

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

Course : A row of stitches across the width of a weft-knitted or of a warp-knitted fabric.

French

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

Rangée : Succession de mailles dans le sens de la largeur d'un tricot à mailles cueillies ou à mailles jetées.

Spanish

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Record 12 1997-07-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Textile Industries
  • Knitted and Stretch Fabrics
  • Knitting Techniques - Various
OBS

Wale : A column of stitches along the length of a weft-knitted or of a warp-knitted fabric.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industries du textile
  • Tricot et tissus extensibles
  • Techniques de tricot diverses
OBS

Colonne : Mailles consécutives dans le sens de la longueur d'un tricot à mailles cueillies ou jetées.

Spanish

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Record 13 1997-07-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Textile Industries
  • Knitted and Stretch Fabrics
  • Knitting Techniques - Various
DEF

A unit, in a weft-knitted fabric, that consists of a held loop and of one or two tuck loops all of which are intermeshed in the same course.

OBS

When a tuck stitch contains more than two tuck loops, it is commonly known as a knop stitch.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industries du textile
  • Tricot et tissus extensibles
  • Techniques de tricot diverses
DEF

Unité consistant, dans un tricot à mailles cueillies, en une boucle (de maille) retenue, additionnée d'une ou de deux boucles de charge, le tout étant abattu dans la même rangée ultérieure.

OBS

Lorsqu'une maille chargée contient plus de deux boucles de charge, cette unité est connue sous le terme «noppe».

Spanish

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Record 14 1997-03-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Textile Industries
  • Knitted and Stretch Fabrics
  • Knitting Techniques - Various
DEF

A row of stitches across the width of a weft-knitted or of a warp-knitted fabric.

Key term(s)
  • stitches course

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industries du textile
  • Tricot et tissus extensibles
  • Techniques de tricot diverses
DEF

Succession de mailles dans le sens de la largeur d'un tricot à mailles cueillies ou à mailles jetées.

Spanish

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Record 15 1996-11-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Textile Industries
  • Knitted and Stretch Fabrics
  • Knitting Techniques - Various
OBS

Wale : A column of stitches along the length of a weft-knitted or of a warp-knitted fabric.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industries du textile
  • Tricot et tissus extensibles
  • Techniques de tricot diverses
OBS

Mailles consécutives dans le sens de la longueur d'un tricot à mailles cueillies ou jetées.

Spanish

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Record 16 1995-03-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Knitted and Stretch Fabrics
  • Knitting Techniques - Various
DEF

The length of yarn knitted into one course of a weft-knitted fabric

OBS

The course length is usually indicated in millimetres

OBS

Term having a different meaning: machine course length

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tricot et tissus extensibles
  • Techniques de tricot diverses
DEF

Longueur d'un fil transformé en une rangée de mailles dans un tricot

OBS

La longueur d'une rangée de mailles est habituellement indiquée en millimètres

OBS

Ne pas confondre avec longueur de fil absorbée (par rangée)

Spanish

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Record 17 1994-02-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Knitted and Stretch Fabrics
DEF

A warp-knitted fabric in which plush loops formed by overfeeding of inlay threads protrude from the technical reverse side.

OBS

The front and back guide bar are producing the ground fabric and the middle guide bar is making inlay laps whereby the amount fed to the needles exceeds the amount of yarn needed for the inlay and this yarn portion protrudes from the fabric surface like a plush loop.

OBS

antonyms : plush fabric(weft-knitted) loop pile fabric loop-raised fabric.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tricot et tissus extensibles

Spanish

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Record 18 1994-02-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Knitted and Stretch Fabrics
DEF

Fabrics that contain transverse and/or longitudinal inlay threads held between the face loops and the underlaps of the ground fabric.

OBS

The transverse laid-in threads may extend over the entire or over a restricted with of the fabric antonym : laid-in fabrics(weft-knitted)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tricot et tissus extensibles

Spanish

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Record 19 1994-01-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Knitted and Stretch Fabrics
  • Knitting Techniques - Various
DEF

A weft-knitted rib fabric in which the stitches of six adjacent wales are intermeshed in one direction and the stitches of the next three wales knitted in the same course are intermeshed in the opposite direction, and so on alternately.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tricot et tissus extensibles
  • Techniques de tricot diverses

Spanish

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Record 20 1994-01-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Knitted and Stretch Fabrics
  • Knitting Techniques - Various
DEF

A weft-knitted fabric in which all the stitches of alternate pairs of courses are intermeshed in one direction and all the stitches of the other pairs of courses are intermeshed in the opposite direction.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tricot et tissus extensibles
  • Techniques de tricot diverses

Spanish

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Record 21 1994-01-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Knitted and Stretch Fabrics
  • Knitting Techniques - Various
DEF

A multicoloured knit-miss rib jacquard fabric that has a plain backing.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tricot et tissus extensibles
  • Techniques de tricot diverses

Spanish

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Record 22 1994-01-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Knitted and Stretch Fabrics
  • Knitting Techniques - Various
DEF

A jersey fabric that has curled or crimped yarns laid-in on a tuck-and-miss basis.

OBS

antonym warp-knitted astrakhan fabric.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tricot et tissus extensibles
  • Techniques de tricot diverses

Spanish

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Record 23 1994-01-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Knitted and Stretch Fabrics
  • Knitting Techniques - Various
DEF

A weft-knitted fleecy fabric having laid-in yarns running in the walewise direction on a tuck-and-miss basis.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tricot et tissus extensibles
  • Techniques de tricot diverses

Spanish

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Record 24 1994-01-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Knitted and Stretch Fabrics
  • Knitting Techniques - Various
DEF

Basic weft-knitted rib fabric in which all the stitches of alternate wales are intermeshed in one direction and all the stitches of the other wales knitted at the same course are intermeshed in the opposite direction.

OBS

The needle beds are positioned for rib gating.

OBS

antonyms: plain jersey fabric, 1 x 1 purl fabric.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tricot et tissus extensibles
  • Techniques de tricot diverses

Spanish

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Record 25 1994-01-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Knitted and Stretch Fabrics
  • Knitting Techniques - Various
DEF

A weft-knitted rib fabric in which all the stitches of alternate pairs of wales are intermeshed in one direction and all the stitches of the other pairs of wales knitted at the same course are intermeshed in the opposite direction.

OBS

2 x 2 rib may either be made with 2-in, 1-out or with a 2-in, 2-out needle set out.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tricot et tissus extensibles
  • Techniques de tricot diverses

Spanish

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Record 26 1994-01-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Knitted and Stretch Fabrics
  • Knitting Techniques - Various
DEF

A warp-knitted fabric in which a thick curled yarn is attached to the ground fabric by the threads of two guide bars while three other guide bars knit the ground fabric.

OBS

The thick curled yarn is fed to the machine by special tubes mounted in two separate guide bars

OBS

antonym :weft-knitted astrakhan fabric.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tricot et tissus extensibles
  • Techniques de tricot diverses

Spanish

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Record 27 1993-12-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Knitted and Stretch Fabrics
  • Knitting Techniques - Various
DEF

A length of yarn that has not been kinked by a needle and that connects two loops of the same course that are not in adjacent wales.

OBS

weft-knitted fabric.

OBS

The float is only secured into the fabric structure at wale positions where knitted loops or tuck loops are formed.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tricot et tissus extensibles
  • Techniques de tricot diverses
DEF

Longueur de fil qui n'a pas été formée en boucle de fil par l'aiguille et qui réunit deux mailles de la même rangée, n'appartenant pas à deux colonnes adjacentes.

OBS

tricot à mailles cueillies.

OBS

Le flotté n'est retenu dans le tricot qu'aux endroits où des mailles ou des boucles de charge sont formées.

Spanish

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Record 28 1993-12-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Knitted and Stretch Fabrics
  • Knitting Techniques - Various
DEF

A length of yarn that is incorporated, in a substantially length wise direction, into a fabric over its entire length and is held in position by parts of the stitches of the fabric.

OBS

Warp inlay threads occur in warp-knitted fabrics and, in exceptional cases, in weft-knitted fabrics and can be combined with waft inlay threads in the same fabric.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tricot et tissus extensibles
  • Techniques de tricot diverses
DEF

Portion de fil incorporée verticalement dans le sens de la longueur du tricot et retenue exclusivement par certaines parties des mailles.

OBS

Les trames verticales se rencontrent dans les tricots à mailles jetées et, exceptionnellement, dans les tricots à mailles cueillies et peuvent, dans la même contexture, être combinées avec des fils tramés horizontalement.

Spanish

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Record 29 1989-04-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Knitted and Stretch Fabrics
DEF

A weft-knitted plush fabric that has plush loops on both fabric sides.

OBS

Plush loops on both fabric sides can either be achieved by knitting elongated sinker loops on each fabric side or by knitting elongated sinker loops on one side and tucked-in plush loops (elongated laid-in stitches) on the other.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tricot et tissus extensibles

Spanish

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