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MAILLE VARIEE [1 record]

Record 1 2000-03-28

English

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

An arrangement of a sideways displaced stitch that lies across a stitch formed in the same course on the opposite set of needles.

CONT

The racked stitch ... is created when one set of needles is displaces in relation to an other set.

French

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

Ensemble consistant en une maille déportée vers le côté et placée en travers d'une maille formée à la même rangée sur la fonture opposée.

OBS

Le chevalement. Cette technique peut viser plusieurs buts : appliquée à des armures «côtes», elle provoque l'inclinaison des mailles portée par des aiguilles au moment du chevalement [...] On donne naissance à une catégorie de tricots à mailles variées.

Spanish

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