The Effect of Tuck Stitch on the Properties of Weft Knitted Fabric

Abstract

The fabric structure is the fundamental unit that controls all properties of weft knitted fabrics. This paper studies the effect of three weft knitted structures; single jersey, rib 1 and 1, and cardigan on various properties. Knitted fabrics from 100% wool yarn of 3.8 Nm on flat knitting machine were used in the study. The effect of knit structure on the dimensional stability, density, resistance to pilling, fabric drape, fabric Diameter, color fastness to washing, and to rubbing properties are investigated, and it was found that tuck stitch influenced the properties of Knitted Fabrics. It increased their areal density, made it more porous, increased their pilling resistance, their drape coefficient, their width and kept their dimensional stability. However, the tuck stitch did not have a major influence on color fastness properties of knitted fabrics.

Keywords

• knitted fabric
• dimensional stability
• fabric width
• fastness property
• pilling resistance
• drape coefficient