Hosiery Manufacture

This volume contributes to a fuller knowledge of the technology of the knitting industry during 1920. It was a period of remarkable development in the knitted fabrics industry. British manufacturers were pushing every nerve to attain a dominating position in this vital branch of the production of textile goods. Naturally, this led to a demand for books dealing with the knitting industry, which further led to publishing this book.

Contents include:

Development of the Knitted Fabric

Knitting and Weaving Compared

Latch Needle Knitting

Types of Knitting Yarns

Systems of Numbering Hosiery Yarns

Bearded Needle Knitting

Setting of Knitted Fabrics

Various Knitting Yarns

Winding of Hosiery Yarns

Circular Knitting

Colour in Knitted Goods

Colour Harmony and Contrast

Defects in Fabrics