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WEFT-KNITTED FABRIC [8 records]

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Alphabetical list of terms

Record 1 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 2 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 3 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 4 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 5 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 6 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 7 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 8 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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