Knitwear is the most popular type of fabric. It makes clothes, bedspreads, curtains and many other products used in everyday life. Due to its unique characteristics, knitted material has become indispensable. A dense knitwear deserves special attention. This fabric is very popular because of its high elasticity and strength.
Features of tight knitwear
Knitwear is a knitted fabric made by weaving loops on special knitting machines. In the manufacture of knitwear, weaving technologies are used for weaving the front and back loops in various combinations. They allow you to create original drawings and patterns.
With single knit loops, thin fabrics are created. Thick knitwear is obtained by interlacing two rows of needles on each side of the fabric. This results in a dense fabric with a pattern on the front side.
Properties and characteristics
Material dense knitwear has the following properties:
- Softness. All knitted fabrics are soft to the touch and pleasant to the body. The dense material does not irritate the skin and is suitable even for sewing children's clothes.
- High elasticity. Used knitting technology makes the fabric elastic. Products from dense knitwear do not constrain movement and at the same time sit perfectly on the body.
- Density. Clothing made of tight knitwear does not wrinkle and is resistant to abrasion. Some types of dense knit fabric are used for sewing warm products. Due to its high density, such clothes retain heat.
- Hygienic properties. Knitwear of any density is highly hygroscopic and breathable.
- Thick knitwear is characterized by sufficient flexibility. Such material holds its shape well and stretches less.
Types of knitwear
There are several types of knitwear with a high density:
- fleece material;
- fabric with pile;
- two-layer fabric.
The fleece fabric is a fabric on the wrong side of which a pile is formed during weaving. Bouffancy occurs under the action of special needles. In this case, the front side of such a fabric remains smooth. From combed linen sew children's clothing, tracksuits, sweaters. This type of fabric includes pique and interlock.
Thick knitwear with a pile on the front side of the fabric and a smooth wrong side is called plush. This fabric is quite warm and soft to the touch. Plush is usually used for sewing children's toys, carnival costumes, interior items, bedspreads, and some clothes.
A two-layer knitted fabric consists of two layers of smoothness, which are interconnected by broaches of loops. Broaches of one layer of fabric entwine broaches of loops of the second layer. Two-layer knitwear is widely used in the manufacture of household and technical products.
Let us consider in more detail the types of knitwear, the main characteristics of fabrics.
Pique material
This is a fabric with a special interweaving of fibers, which results in embossed patterns. Mostly pike with geometric patterns is produced - small rhombuses, squares, honeycombs, cells. The well-known waffle fabric applies to this type of knitwear.
Initially, piqué material was made only of cotton. With the development of technology, the production of fabrics expanded, and the peak was also made from synthetic raw materials. Today on sale there is a natural, artificial and mixed pique.
There are several types of pique knitwear:
- French - usually used for sewing men's shirts;
- children's - knitted fabric with a small pile;
- pique-bumazeya - dense material with a thick fleece on the wrong side.
The color distinguish pique fabrics:
- plain;
- unbleached;
- multi-colored.
Advantages of pique material:
- Environmental friendliness. Pique is made only from non-toxic raw materials that are safe for health and the environment.
- Hypoallergenicity. The fabric is suitable for people prone to allergic rashes.
- High hygroscopicity. Piquet absorbs moisture well. Therefore, among housewives, wafer towels are very popular.
- Breathability. The material is breathable and ideal for sewing summer clothes.
Interlock Fabric Features
This is a cross-woven fabric. The material is soft and durable. Both sides have a smooth surface. By weaving, there is virtually no difference between the front and the wrong side.
Interlock is made by knitting technology, which gives the material strength. The fabric withstands regular wear and washing.
Interlock clothes are not deformed. Even after strong stretching, the fabric quickly returns to its previous shape.
The main feature of interlock is resistance to the appearance of spools and stretch marks. Products from this fabric are durable. Compared to other knitwear, no arrows appear in the interlock. The fabric retains its pristine appearance for a long time.
Interlock is made from 100% cotton. Sometimes some viscose, lycra, polyester can be added to the fabric.
The material is smooth to the touch. Rarely can you find interlock with fleece - singing. A weakly structural fiber is added to such a fabric, providing hairiness.
Of interlock often fashionable models of dense knitwear are created.
Plush
Plush material has a high soft pile. It can be evenly distributed over the entire surface of the fabric or only in separate areas. The pile height can be from 3 to 16 mm. In the production of plush, high pile is smoothed in one direction with special brushes. Plush is made according to a three-thread system. The basis of the canvas is cotton fabric. A second layer of material is made from weft threads. A pile is created from wool or silk.
Sometimes, the embossing method is used to make the pile. Using fabric stencils, drawings are created that give the canvas a special look.
Plush has high thermal insulation properties. It is easy to drape.
There are many varieties of plush. According to the material, wool and cotton plush are distinguished. By the type of fiber, plush knitwear is:
- one-sided - villi are located only on one side of the fabric;
- double-sided - the canvas has a pile on both sides;
- split - characterized by a large number of villi and looks like velvet;
- looped - according to the type of knitting, the fabric has the appearance of a terry cloth with long threads.
According to the method of decoration, there are smooth, embossed, patterned and shaped plush.
Reviews
Judging by the reviews, dense knit fabric has valuable properties. The material is perfectly erased, lasts a long time and is affordable.
Especially popular is the interlock fabric. Many parents buy their children clothes made from this material. The fabric is pleasant to the touch and does not slip into spools. According to the reviews of mothers, clothes from interlock are not stretched in the area of knees and elbows. The fabric retains its shape perfectly.
Other dense knitwear received good reviews. Things from the peak, plush, double knitwear do not cause irritation on the skin. In such clothes it is comfortable and convenient.