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class="mw-content-ltr mw-parser-output" lang="en" dir="ltr"><div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Textile material made using knitting techniques, often by machine knitting</div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Classical_polo_shirt.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7b/Classical_polo_shirt.jpg/220px-Classical_polo_shirt.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="204" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7b/Classical_polo_shirt.jpg/330px-Classical_polo_shirt.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7b/Classical_polo_shirt.jpg/440px-Classical_polo_shirt.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1582" data-file-height="1468" /></a><figcaption>Classical polo shirt</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Bobbles_and_welting.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/28/Bobbles_and_welting.jpg/220px-Bobbles_and_welting.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="146" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/28/Bobbles_and_welting.jpg/330px-Bobbles_and_welting.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/28/Bobbles_and_welting.jpg/440px-Bobbles_and_welting.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2080" data-file-height="1383" /></a><figcaption>A sweater made with knitted fabric.</figcaption></figure> <p><b>Knitted fabric</b> is a <a href="/wiki/Textile" title="Textile">textile</a> that results from <a href="/wiki/Knitting" title="Knitting">knitting</a>, the process of inter-looping of <a href="/wiki/Yarns" class="mw-redirect" title="Yarns">yarns</a> or inter-meshing of loops. Its properties are distinct from <a href="/wiki/Woven" class="mw-redirect" title="Woven">woven</a> fabric in that it is more flexible and can be more readily constructed into smaller pieces, making it ideal for socks and hats. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Weft-knit_and_warp-knit_fabric">Weft-knit and warp-knit fabric</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Knitted_fabric&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Weft-knit and warp-knit fabric"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>There are two basic varieties of knit fabric: <a href="/wiki/Knitting#Weft_and_warp_knitting" title="Knitting">weft-knit</a> and <a href="/wiki/Warp_knitting" title="Warp knitting">warp-knit</a> fabric.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Warp-knitted fabrics such as tricot and milanese are resistant to runs, and are commonly used in <a href="/wiki/Lingerie" title="Lingerie">lingerie</a>. </p><p>Weft-knit fabrics are easier to make and more common. When cut, they will unravel (run) unless repaired. </p><p>Warp-knit fabrics are resistant to runs and relatively easy to sew. Raschel lace—the most common type of machine made lace—is a warp knit fabric but using many more <a href="/w/index.php?title=Guide-bar_(knitting)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Guide-bar (knitting) (page does not exist)">guide-bars</a> (12+) than the usual machines which mostly have three or four bars. (14+)<sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="margin-left:0.1em; white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Please_clarify" title="Wikipedia:Please clarify"><span title="The text near this tag may need clarification or removal of jargon. (September 2023)">clarification needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Structure_of_knitted_fabrics">Structure of knitted fabrics</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Knitted_fabric&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Structure of knitted fabrics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Courses_and_wales">Courses and wales</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Knitted_fabric&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Courses and wales"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Knit-schematic.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Knit-schematic.png/200px-Knit-schematic.png" decoding="async" width="200" height="148" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Knit-schematic.png/300px-Knit-schematic.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Knit-schematic.png/400px-Knit-schematic.png 2x" data-file-width="620" data-file-height="460" /></a><figcaption>Structure of stockinette, a common weft-knit fabric. The meandering red path defines one <i>course</i>, the path of the yarn through the fabric. The uppermost white loops are unsecured and "active", but they secure the red loops suspended from them. In turn, the red loops secure the white loops just below them, which in turn secure the loops below them, and so on.</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Knitting_wales_slip_stitch.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Knitting_wales_slip_stitch.png/200px-Knitting_wales_slip_stitch.png" decoding="async" width="200" height="146" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Knitting_wales_slip_stitch.png/300px-Knitting_wales_slip_stitch.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Knitting_wales_slip_stitch.png/400px-Knitting_wales_slip_stitch.png 2x" data-file-width="629" data-file-height="458" /></a><figcaption>Alternating wales of red and white knit stitches. Each stitch in a wale is suspended from the one above it.</figcaption></figure> <p>In weaving, threads are always straight, running parallel either lengthwise (warp threads) or crosswise (weft threads). By contrast, the yarn in knitted fabrics follows a meandering path (a <i>course</i>), forming symmetric loops (also called bights) symmetrically above and below the mean path of the yarn. These meandering loops can be easily stretched in different directions giving knit fabrics much more elasticity than woven fabrics. Depending on the yarn and knitting pattern, knitted garments can stretch as much as 500%. For this reason, knitting is believed to have been developed for garments that must be elastic or stretch in response to the wearer's motions, such as socks and hosiery. For comparison, woven garments stretch mainly along one or other of a related pair of directions that lie roughly diagonally between the warp and the weft, while contracting in the other direction of the pair (stretching and contracting with the <i>bias</i>), and are not very elastic, unless they are woven from stretchable material such as <a href="/wiki/Spandex" title="Spandex">spandex</a>. Knitted garments are often more form-fitting than woven garments, since their elasticity allows them to contour to the body's outline more closely; by contrast, curvature is introduced into most woven garments only with sewn darts, flares, gussets and gores, the seams of which lower the elasticity of the woven fabric still further. Extra curvature can be introduced into knitted garments without seams, as in the heel of a sock; the effect of darts, flares, etc. can be obtained with <a href="/wiki/Short_row_(knitting)" title="Short row (knitting)">short rows</a> or by <a href="/wiki/Increase_(knitting)" title="Increase (knitting)">increasing</a> or <a href="/wiki/Decrease_(knitting)" title="Decrease (knitting)">decreasing</a> the number of stitches. Thread used in weaving is usually much finer than the yarn used in knitting, which can give the knitted fabric more bulk and less drape than a woven fabric. </p><p>If they are not secured, the loops of a knitted course will come undone when their yarn is pulled; this is known as <i>ripping out</i>, <i>unravelling</i> knitting, or humorously, <i>frogging</i> (because you 'rip it', this sounds like a frog croaking: 'rib-bit').<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> To secure a stitch, at least one new loop is passed through it. Although the new stitch is itself unsecured ("active" or "live"), it secures the stitch(es) suspended from it. A sequence of stitches in which each stitch is suspended from the next is called a <i>wale</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> To secure the initial stitches of a knitted fabric, a method for <a href="/wiki/Casting_on_(knitting)" title="Casting on (knitting)">casting on</a> is used; to secure the final stitches in a wale, one uses a method of <a href="/wiki/Binding_off_(knitting)" class="mw-redirect" title="Binding off (knitting)">binding/casting off</a>. During knitting, the active stitches are secured mechanically, either from individual hooks (in knitting machines) or from a knitting needle or frame in hand-knitting. </p> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Trikot.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Trikot.jpg/200px-Trikot.jpg" decoding="async" width="200" height="257" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Trikot.jpg/300px-Trikot.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Trikot.jpg/400px-Trikot.jpg 2x" data-file-width="466" data-file-height="599" /></a><figcaption>Basic pattern of warp knitting. Parallel yarns zigzag lengthwise along the fabric, each loop securing a loop of an adjacent strand from the previous row.</figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Knitting_stitches_and_stitch_patterns">Knitting stitches and stitch patterns</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Knitted_fabric&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Knitting stitches and stitch patterns"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/List_of_knitting_stitches" title="List of knitting stitches">List of knitting stitches</a></div> <p>Different stitches and stitch combinations affect the properties of knitted fabric. Individual stitches look differently; knit stitches look like "V"'s stacked vertically, whereas purl stitches look like a wavy horizontal line across the fabric. Patterns and pictures can be created using colors in knitted fabrics by using stitches as "<a href="/wiki/Pixel" title="Pixel">pixels</a>"; however, such pixels are usually rectangular, rather than square. Individual stitches, or rows of stitches, may be made taller by drawing more yarn into the new loop (an <a href="/wiki/Elongated_stitch_(knitting)" class="mw-redirect" title="Elongated stitch (knitting)">elongated stitch</a>), which is the basis for <a href="/wiki/Uneven_knitting" class="mw-redirect" title="Uneven knitting">uneven knitting</a>: a row of tall stitches may alternate with one or more rows of short stitches for an interesting visual effect. Short and tall stitches may also alternate within a row, forming a fish-like oval pattern. </p><p>Stitches also affect the physical properties of a fabric. Stockinette stitch forms a smooth <a href="/wiki/Nap_(fabric)" title="Nap (fabric)">nap</a>. <a href="/wiki/Aran_knitting_patterns" title="Aran knitting patterns">Aran knitting patterns</a> are used to create a bulkier fabric to retain heat. </p> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Knitting_red_courses_stockinette_garter.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Knitting_red_courses_stockinette_garter.png/200px-Knitting_red_courses_stockinette_garter.png" decoding="async" width="200" height="150" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Knitting_red_courses_stockinette_garter.png/300px-Knitting_red_courses_stockinette_garter.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Knitting_red_courses_stockinette_garter.png/400px-Knitting_red_courses_stockinette_garter.png 2x" data-file-width="768" data-file-height="576" /></a><figcaption>Two courses of red yarn illustrating two basic fabric types. The lower red course is knit into the white row below it and is itself knit on the next row; this produces <i>stockinette</i> stitch. The upper red course is purled into the row below and then is knit, consistent with <i>garter</i> stitch.</figcaption></figure> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Slipped_stitch_mistake.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Slipped_stitch_mistake.jpg/200px-Slipped_stitch_mistake.jpg" decoding="async" width="200" height="150" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Slipped_stitch_mistake.jpg/300px-Slipped_stitch_mistake.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Slipped_stitch_mistake.jpg/400px-Slipped_stitch_mistake.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3264" data-file-height="2448" /></a><figcaption>A dropped stitch, or missed stitch, is a common error that creates an extra loop to be fixed.</figcaption></figure> <p>In the simplest knitted fabric pattern, all the stitches are knit or purl; this is known as a garter stitch. Alternating rows of knit stitches and purl stitches produce what is known as a stockinette pattern/stocking stitch. Vertical stripes (<a href="/wiki/Ribbing_(knitting)" title="Ribbing (knitting)">ribbing</a>) are possible by having alternating wales of knit and purl stitches. For example, a common choice is 2x2 ribbing, in which two wales of knit stitches are followed by two wales of purl stitches, etc. Horizontal striping (<a href="/wiki/Welting_(knitting)" title="Welting (knitting)">welting</a>) is also possible, by alternating <i>rows</i> of knit and purl stitches. Checkerboard patterns (<a href="/wiki/Basketweave_(knitting)" title="Basketweave (knitting)">basketweave</a>) are also possible, the smallest of which is known as <i>seed/moss stitch</i>: the stitches alternate between knit and purl in every wale and along every row. </p><p>Fabrics in which the number of knit and purl stitches are not the same, such as stockinette/stocking stitch, have a tendency to curl; by contrast, those in which knit and purl stitches are arranged symmetrically (such as ribbing, garter stitch or seed/moss stitch) tend to lie flat and drape well. Wales of purl stitches have a tendency to recede, whereas those of knit stitches tend to come forward. Thus, the purl wales in ribbing tend to be invisible, since the neighboring knit wales come forward. Conversely, rows of purl stitches tend to form an embossed ridge relative to a row of knit stitches. This is the basis of <a href="/wiki/Shadow_knitting" class="mw-redirect" title="Shadow knitting">shadow knitting</a>, in which the appearance of a knitted fabric changes when viewed from different directions.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Knitting_plaited_stitches_fabric.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bb/Knitting_plaited_stitches_fabric.png/200px-Knitting_plaited_stitches_fabric.png" decoding="async" width="200" height="150" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bb/Knitting_plaited_stitches_fabric.png/300px-Knitting_plaited_stitches_fabric.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bb/Knitting_plaited_stitches_fabric.png/400px-Knitting_plaited_stitches_fabric.png 2x" data-file-width="768" data-file-height="576" /></a><figcaption>The stitches on the right are right-plaited, whereas the stitches on the left are left-plaited.</figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Right-_and_left-plaited_stitches">Right- and left-plaited stitches</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Knitted_fabric&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Right- and left-plaited stitches"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951" /><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Plaited_stitch_(knitting)" class="mw-redirect" title="Plaited stitch (knitting)">Plaited stitch (knitting)</a></div> <p>Both types of plaited stitches give a subtle but interesting visual texture, and tend to draw the fabric inwards, making it stiffer. Plaited stitches are a common method for knitting jewelry from fine metal wire. </p> <figure class="mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Entrelac-hat.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cf/Entrelac-hat.jpg/150px-Entrelac-hat.jpg" decoding="async" width="150" height="119" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cf/Entrelac-hat.jpg/225px-Entrelac-hat.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cf/Entrelac-hat.jpg/300px-Entrelac-hat.jpg 2x" data-file-width="750" data-file-height="593" /></a><figcaption>Illustration of <a href="/wiki/Entrelac" title="Entrelac">entrelac</a>. The blue and white wales are parallel to each other, but both are perpendicular to the black and gold wales, resembling <a href="/wiki/Basket_weaving" title="Basket weaving">basket weaving</a>.</figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Edges_and_joins_between_fabrics">Edges and joins between fabrics</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Knitted_fabric&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Edges and joins between fabrics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The initial and final edges of a knitted fabric are known as the <i><a href="/wiki/Casting_on_(knitting)" title="Casting on (knitting)">cast-on</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/Binding_off_(knitting)" class="mw-redirect" title="Binding off (knitting)">bound/cast-off</a></i> edges. The side edges are known as the <i><a href="/wiki/Selvage_(knitting)" title="Selvage (knitting)">selvages</a></i>; the word derives from "self-edges", meaning that the stitches do not need to be secured by anything else. Many types of selvages have been developed, with different elastic and ornamental properties. </p><p>Edges are introduced within a knitted fabric for button holes, pockets, or decoration, by binding/casting off and re-casting on again (horizontal) or by knitting the fabrics on either side of an edge separately. </p><p>Two knitted fabrics can be joined by embroidery-based <a href="/wiki/Grafting_(knitting)" title="Grafting (knitting)">grafting</a> methods, most commonly the Kitchener stitch. New wales can be begun from any of the edges of a knitted fabric; this is known as <a href="/wiki/Pick_up_stitches_(knitting)" title="Pick up stitches (knitting)">picking up stitches</a> and is the basis for <a href="/wiki/Entrelac" title="Entrelac">entrelac</a>, in which the wales run perpendicular to one another in a checkerboard pattern. </p> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Knitcable.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a1/Knitcable.jpg/200px-Knitcable.jpg" decoding="async" width="200" height="200" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a1/Knitcable.jpg/300px-Knitcable.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a1/Knitcable.jpg/400px-Knitcable.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1424" data-file-height="1424" /></a><figcaption>Illustration of <a href="/wiki/Cable_knitting" title="Cable knitting">cable knitting</a>. The central braid is formed from 2x2 <a href="/wiki/Ribbing_(knitting)" title="Ribbing (knitting)">ribbing</a> in which the background is formed of purl stitches and the cables are each two wales of knit stitches. By changing the order in which the stitches are knit, the wales can be made to cross.</figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Cables,_increases,_and_lace"><span id="Cables.2C_increases.2C_and_lace"></span>Cables, increases, and lace</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Knitted_fabric&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Cables, increases, and lace"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951" /><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/List_of_knitting_stitches" title="List of knitting stitches">List of knitting stitches</a></div> <p>When knit wales cross, a cable is formed. Cables patterns tend to draw the fabric together, making it denser and less elastic;<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Aran_sweater" class="mw-redirect" title="Aran sweater">Aran sweaters</a> are a common form of knitted cabling.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Arbitrarily complex braid patterns can be done in <a href="/wiki/Cable_knitting" title="Cable knitting">cable knitting</a>. </p> <figure class="mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Serweta-na.drutach2.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/Serweta-na.drutach2.jpg/200px-Serweta-na.drutach2.jpg" decoding="async" width="200" height="267" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/Serweta-na.drutach2.jpg/300px-Serweta-na.drutach2.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/Serweta-na.drutach2.jpg/400px-Serweta-na.drutach2.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1536" data-file-height="2048" /></a><figcaption>In <a href="/wiki/Lace_knitting" title="Lace knitting">lace knitting</a>, a pattern is formed by making small, stable holes in the fabric.</figcaption></figure> <p><a href="/wiki/Lace_knitting" title="Lace knitting">Lace knitting</a> consists of making patterns and pictures using holes in the knit fabric, rather than with the stitches themselves.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The large and many holes in lacy knitting makes it extremely elastic; for example, some Shetland "wedding-ring" shawls are so fine that they may be drawn through a wedding ring. </p><p>By combining increases and decreases, it is possible to make the direction of a wale slant away from vertical, even in weft knitting. This is the basis for <a href="/wiki/Bias_knitting" title="Bias knitting">bias knitting</a>, and can be used for visual effect, similar to the direction of a brush-stroke in oil painting. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Ornamentations_and_additions">Ornamentations and additions</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Knitted_fabric&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Ornamentations and additions"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Various point-like ornaments may be added to a knit fabric for their look or to improve the wear of the fabric. Examples include various types of <a href="/wiki/Bobble_(knitting)" title="Bobble (knitting)">bobbles</a>, sequins and <a href="/wiki/Bead_knitting" title="Bead knitting">beads</a>. Long loops can also be drawn out and secured, forming a "shaggy" texture to the fabric; this is known as <a href="/wiki/Loop_knitting" title="Loop knitting">loop knitting</a>. Additional patterns can be made on the surface of the knitted fabric using <a href="/wiki/Embroidery" title="Embroidery">embroidery</a>; if the embroidery resembles knitting, it is often called Swiss darning. Various closures for the garments, such as frogs and buttons can be added; usually buttonholes are knitted into the garment, rather than cut. </p><p>Ornamental pieces may also be knitted separately and then attached using <a href="/wiki/Applique" class="mw-redirect" title="Applique">applique</a>. For example, differently colored leaves and petals of a flower could be knit separately and attached to form the final picture. Separately knitted tubes can be applied to a knitted fabric to form complex <a href="/wiki/Celtic_knot" title="Celtic knot">Celtic knots</a> and other patterns that would be difficult to knit. </p><p>Unknitted yarns may be worked into knitted fabrics for warmth, as is done in <a href="/wiki/Tufting" title="Tufting">tufting</a> and "<a href="/wiki/Weaving_(knitting)" title="Weaving (knitting)">weaving</a>" (also known as "couching"). </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Properties_of_fabrics">Properties of fabrics</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Knitted_fabric&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Properties of fabrics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Knit-schematic.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Knit-schematic.png/220px-Knit-schematic.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="163" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Knit-schematic.png/330px-Knit-schematic.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Knit-schematic.png/440px-Knit-schematic.png 2x" data-file-width="620" data-file-height="460" /></a><figcaption>Schematic of stockinette stitch, the most basic weft-knit fabric</figcaption></figure> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Topology" title="Topology">topology</a> of a knitted fabric is relatively complex. Unlike <a href="/wiki/Weaving" title="Weaving">woven</a> fabrics, where strands usually run straight horizontally and vertically, yarn that has been knitted follows a looped path along its row, as with the red strand in the diagram at left, in which the loops of one row have all been pulled through the loops of the row below it. </p><p>Because there is no single straight line of yarn anywhere in the pattern, a knitted piece of fabric can stretch in all directions. This elasticity is all but unavailable in woven fabrics which only stretch along the <a href="/wiki/Bias_(textile)" class="mw-redirect" title="Bias (textile)">bias</a>. Many modern stretchy garments, even as they rely on elastic synthetic materials for some stretch, also achieve at least some of their stretch through knitted patterns. </p> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Stockinette_example_front.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/Stockinette_example_front.JPG/200px-Stockinette_example_front.JPG" decoding="async" width="200" height="192" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/Stockinette_example_front.JPG/300px-Stockinette_example_front.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/Stockinette_example_front.JPG/400px-Stockinette_example_front.JPG 2x" data-file-width="2831" data-file-height="2721" /></a><figcaption>Close-up of front of <a href="/wiki/Stockinette_stitch" class="mw-redirect" title="Stockinette stitch">stockinette stitch</a></figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Stockinette_example_back.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0b/Stockinette_example_back.JPG/200px-Stockinette_example_back.JPG" decoding="async" width="200" height="195" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0b/Stockinette_example_back.JPG/300px-Stockinette_example_back.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0b/Stockinette_example_back.JPG/400px-Stockinette_example_back.JPG 2x" data-file-width="2805" data-file-height="2736" /></a><figcaption>Close-up of back of <a href="/wiki/Stockinette_stitch" class="mw-redirect" title="Stockinette stitch">stockinette stitch</a>, also same appearance as <a href="/wiki/Reverse_stockinette_stitch" class="mw-redirect" title="Reverse stockinette stitch">reverse stockinette stitch</a></figcaption></figure> <p>The basic knitted fabric (as in the diagram, and usually called a <i>stocking</i> or <i><a href="/wiki/Basic_knitted_fabrics" title="Basic knitted fabrics">stockinette</a></i> pattern) has a definite <a href="/wiki/Flat_knitting" title="Flat knitting">"right side" and "wrong side"</a>. On the right side, the visible portions of the loops are the verticals connecting two rows which are arranged in a grid of <i>V</i> shapes. On the wrong side, the ends of the loops are visible, both the tops and bottoms, creating a much more bumpy texture sometimes called <i><a href="/wiki/Basic_knitted_fabrics" title="Basic knitted fabrics">reverse stockinette</a></i>. (Despite being the "wrong side," reverse stockinette is frequently used as a pattern in its own right.) Because the yarn holding rows together is all on the front, and the yarn holding side-by-side stitches together is all on the back, <a href="/wiki/Basic_knitted_fabrics" title="Basic knitted fabrics">stockinette fabric</a> has a strong tendency to curl toward the front on the top and bottom, and toward the back on the left and right side. </p><p>Stitches can be worked from either side, and various patterns are created by mixing regular knit stitches with the "wrong side" stitches, known as <a href="/w/index.php?title=Purl_stitches&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Purl stitches (page does not exist)">purl stitches</a>, either in columns (<a href="/wiki/Ribbing_(knitting)" title="Ribbing (knitting)">ribbing</a>), rows (<a href="/wiki/Basic_knitted_fabrics" title="Basic knitted fabrics">garter</a>, <a href="/wiki/Welting_(knitting)" title="Welting (knitting)">welting</a>), or more complex patterns. Each fabric has different properties: a <a href="/wiki/Basic_knitted_fabrics" title="Basic knitted fabrics">garter stitch</a> has much more vertical stretch, while <a href="/wiki/Ribbing_(knitting)" title="Ribbing (knitting)">ribbing</a> stretches much more horizontally. Because of their front-back <a href="/wiki/Symmetry" title="Symmetry">symmetry</a>, these two fabrics have little curl, making them popular as edging, even when their stretch properties are not desired. </p><p>Different combinations of knit and purl stitches, along with more advanced techniques, generate fabrics of considerably variable consistency, from gauzy to very dense, from highly stretchy to relatively stiff, from flat to tightly curled, and so on. </p> <figure class="mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Pink_knitting_in_front_of_pink_sweatshirt.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3a/Pink_knitting_in_front_of_pink_sweatshirt.JPG/250px-Pink_knitting_in_front_of_pink_sweatshirt.JPG" decoding="async" width="250" height="167" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3a/Pink_knitting_in_front_of_pink_sweatshirt.JPG/375px-Pink_knitting_in_front_of_pink_sweatshirt.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3a/Pink_knitting_in_front_of_pink_sweatshirt.JPG/500px-Pink_knitting_in_front_of_pink_sweatshirt.JPG 2x" data-file-width="3456" data-file-height="2304" /></a><figcaption>Close-up of knitting</figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Texture">Texture</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Knitted_fabric&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Texture"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The most common texture for a knitted garment is that generated by the <a href="/wiki/Basic_knitted_fabrics" title="Basic knitted fabrics">flat stockinette stitch</a>—as seen, though very small, in machine-made stockings and <a href="/wiki/T-shirt" title="T-shirt">T-shirts</a>—which is worked in the round as nothing but knit stitches, and worked flat as alternating rows of knit and purl. Other simple textures can be made with nothing but knit and purl stitches, including <a href="/wiki/Basic_knitted_fabrics" title="Basic knitted fabrics">garter stitch</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ribbing_(knitting)" title="Ribbing (knitting)">ribbing</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Basic_knitted_fabrics" title="Basic knitted fabrics">moss and seed stitches</a>. Adding a "slip stitch" (where a loop is passed from one needle to the other) allows for a wide range of textures, including heel and linen stitches as well as a number of more complicated patterns. </p> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Multicoloured_stiteches.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/Multicoloured_stiteches.jpg/200px-Multicoloured_stiteches.jpg" decoding="async" width="200" height="150" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/Multicoloured_stiteches.jpg/300px-Multicoloured_stiteches.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/Multicoloured_stiteches.jpg/400px-Multicoloured_stiteches.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2272" data-file-height="1704" /></a><figcaption>Close-up of <a href="/wiki/Ribbing_(knitting)" title="Ribbing (knitting)">ribbing</a></figcaption></figure> <p>Some more advanced knitting techniques create a surprising variety of complex textures. Combining certain <a href="/wiki/Increase_(knitting)" title="Increase (knitting)">increases</a>, which can create small eyelet holes in the resulting fabric, with assorted <a href="/wiki/Decrease_(knitting)" title="Decrease (knitting)">decreases</a> is key to creating <a href="/wiki/Lace_knitting" title="Lace knitting">knitted lace</a>, a very open fabric resembling <a href="/wiki/Lace" title="Lace">lace</a>. Open vertical stripes can be created using the <a href="/wiki/Drop-stitch_knitting" title="Drop-stitch knitting">drop-stitch knitting</a> technique. Changing the order of stitches from one row to the next, usually with the help of a cable needle or <a href="/wiki/Stitch_holder" title="Stitch holder">stitch holder</a>, is key to <a href="/wiki/Cable_knitting" title="Cable knitting">cable knitting</a>, producing an endless variety of cables, honeycombs, ropes, and <a href="/wiki/Aran_sweater" class="mw-redirect" title="Aran sweater">Aran sweater</a> patterning. <a href="/wiki/Entrelac" title="Entrelac">Entrelac</a> forms a rich checkerboard texture by knitting small squares, <a href="/w/index.php?title=Picking_up&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Picking up (page does not exist)">picking up</a> their side edges, and knitting more squares to continue the piece. </p><p><a href="/wiki/Fair_Isle_(technique)" title="Fair Isle (technique)">Fair Isle</a> knitting uses two or more colored yarns to create patterns and forms a thicker and less flexible fabric. </p><p>The appearance of a garment is also affected by the <i>weight</i> of the yarn, which describes the thickness of the spun fibre. The thicker the yarn, the more visible and apparent stitches will be; the thinner the yarn, the finer the texture. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Color">Color</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Knitted_fabric&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Color"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Plenty of finished knitting projects never use more than a single color of yarn, but there are many ways to work in multiple colors. Some yarns are dyed to be either <i>variegated</i> (changing color every few stitches in a random fashion) or <i>self-striping</i> (changing every few rows). More complicated techniques permit large fields of color (<a href="/wiki/Intarsia_(knitting)" title="Intarsia (knitting)">intarsia</a>, for example), busy small-scale patterns of color (such as <a href="/wiki/Fair_Isle_(technique)" title="Fair Isle (technique)">Fair Isle</a>), or both (<a href="/wiki/Double_knitting" title="Double knitting">double knitting</a> and <a href="/wiki/Slip-stitch_knitting" title="Slip-stitch knitting">slip-stitch color</a>, for example). </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Composition_of_knitted_fabrics">Composition of knitted fabrics</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Knitted_fabric&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Composition of knitted fabrics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The most common fiber used for knitted fabrics is cotton.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (February 2024)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> This material used commonly in kitting, makes the activity very sustainable. Capable of producing eco-friendly goods, such as sweaters or scarfs. Viscose with or without elastane, these tend to be single jersey construction and are used for most t-shirt style tops. </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Sweater_knit_dress_1967.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/Sweater_knit_dress_1967.jpg/220px-Sweater_knit_dress_1967.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="280" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/Sweater_knit_dress_1967.jpg/330px-Sweater_knit_dress_1967.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/Sweater_knit_dress_1967.jpg/440px-Sweater_knit_dress_1967.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1121" data-file-height="1428" /></a><figcaption>Knitted dress, 1967</figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History_of_fashion_knitwear"><span class="anchor" id="History_of_knitwear"></span> History of fashion knitwear</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Knitted_fabric&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: History of fashion knitwear"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951" /><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/History_of_knitting" title="History of knitting">History of knitting</a></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Coco_Chanel" title="Coco Chanel">Coco Chanel</a>'s 1916 use of jersey in her hugely influential suits was a turning point for knitwear, which became associated with the woman.<sup id="cite_ref-vargas_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-vargas-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Shortly afterwards, <a href="/wiki/Jean_Patou" title="Jean Patou">Jean Patou</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Cubist" class="mw-redirect" title="Cubist">cubist</a>-inspired, <a href="/w/index.php?title=Color-blocked&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Color-blocked (page does not exist)">color-blocked</a> knits were the <a href="/wiki/Sportswear_(fashion)" title="Sportswear (fashion)">sportswear</a> of choice.<sup id="cite_ref-vargas_8-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-vargas-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In the 1940s came the iconic wearing of body-skimming sweaters by sex symbols like <a href="/wiki/Lana_Turner" title="Lana Turner">Lana Turner</a> and <a href="/wiki/Jane_Russell" title="Jane Russell">Jane Russell</a>, though the 1950s were dominated by conservative <a href="/w/index.php?title=Popcorn_knit&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Popcorn knit (page does not exist)">popcorn knits</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-vargas_8-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-vargas-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The swinging 1960s were famously manifested in <a href="/wiki/Missoni" title="Missoni">Missoni</a>'s colorful zigzag knitwear.<sup id="cite_ref-vargas_8-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-vargas-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This era also saw the rise both of <a href="/wiki/Sonia_Rykiel" title="Sonia Rykiel">Sonia Rykiel</a>, dubbed the "Queen of Knitwear" for her vibrant striped sweaters and her clingy dresses, and of <a href="/wiki/Kennedy_family" title="Kennedy family">Kennedy</a>-inspired preppy sweaters.<sup id="cite_ref-vargas_8-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-vargas-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In the 1980s, knitwear emerged from the realm of sportswear to dominate <a href="/wiki/High_fashion" class="mw-redirect" title="High fashion">high fashion</a>; notable designs included <a href="/wiki/Romeo_Gigli" title="Romeo Gigli">Romeo Gigli</a>'s "haute-bohemian cocoon coats" and <a href="/wiki/Ralph_Lauren" title="Ralph Lauren">Ralph Lauren</a>'s floor-length cashmere turtlenecks.<sup id="cite_ref-vargas_8-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-vargas-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Contemporary knitwear designers include <a href="/wiki/Diane_von_F%C3%BCrstenberg" title="Diane von Fürstenberg">Diane von Fürstenberg</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Knitted_fabric&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Knitting" title="Knitting">Knitting</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Knitting_machine" title="Knitting machine">Knitting machine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Basic_knitted_fabrics" title="Basic knitted fabrics">Basic knitted fabrics</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jersey_(fabric)" title="Jersey (fabric)">Jersey (fabric)</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Knitted_fabric&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output 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href="https://web.archive.org/web/20070227135129/http://www.alamacknits.com/knitting.htm">"Knitting Basics"</a>. Alamac American Knits LLC. 2004. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.alamacknits.com/knitting.htm">the original</a> on 2007-02-27<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">2006-12-27</span></span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Knitting+Basics&rft.pub=Alamac+American+Knits+LLC&rft.date=2004&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.alamacknits.com%2Fknitting.htm&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AKnitted+fabric" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-2">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://knitty.com/ISSUEwinter03/FEATwin03TT.html">"Techniques with Theresa, Frog pond edition"</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Techniques+with+Theresa%2C+Frog+pond+edition&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fknitty.com%2FISSUEwinter03%2FFEATwin03TT.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AKnitted+fabric" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-3">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">A wale, according to <i>Knitting Technology: a Comprehensive Handbook and Practical Guide</i>, is "a predominantly vertical column of needle loops generally produced by the same needles at successive (not necessarily all) knitting cycles. A wale starts as soon as an empty needle starts to knit" (Spencer 1989:17).</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-4">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite id="CITEREFHøxbro2004" class="citation book cs1">Høxbro, Vivian (2004). <i>Shadow Knitting</i>. Loveland, CO: Interweave Press. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1-931499-41-5" title="Special:BookSources/978-1-931499-41-5"><bdi>978-1-931499-41-5</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Shadow+Knitting&rft.place=Loveland%2C+CO&rft.pub=Interweave+Press&rft.date=2004&rft.isbn=978-1-931499-41-5&rft.aulast=H%C3%B8xbro&rft.aufirst=Vivian&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AKnitted+fabric" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-5">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite id="CITEREFLeapman2006" class="citation book cs1">Leapman, Melissa (2006). <i>Cables Untangled: An Exploration of Cable Knitting</i>. Potter Craft. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1-4000-9745-6" title="Special:BookSources/978-1-4000-9745-6"><bdi>978-1-4000-9745-6</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Cables+Untangled%3A+An+Exploration+of+Cable+Knitting&rft.pub=Potter+Craft&rft.date=2006&rft.isbn=978-1-4000-9745-6&rft.aulast=Leapman&rft.aufirst=Melissa&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AKnitted+fabric" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-6">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite id="CITEREFHollingworth1983" class="citation book cs1">Hollingworth, Shelagh (1983). <i>The Complete Book of Traditional Aran Knitting</i>. St. Martin's Press. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-312-15635-0" title="Special:BookSources/978-0-312-15635-0"><bdi>978-0-312-15635-0</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=The+Complete+Book+of+Traditional+Aran+Knitting&rft.pub=St.+Martin%27s+Press&rft.date=1983&rft.isbn=978-0-312-15635-0&rft.aulast=Hollingworth&rft.aufirst=Shelagh&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AKnitted+fabric" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-7"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-7">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite id="CITEREFSowerby2006" class="citation book cs1">Sowerby, Jane (2006). <i>Victorian Lace Today</i>. XRX Books. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1-933064-07-9" title="Special:BookSources/978-1-933064-07-9"><bdi>978-1-933064-07-9</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Victorian+Lace+Today&rft.pub=XRX+Books&rft.date=2006&rft.isbn=978-1-933064-07-9&rft.aulast=Sowerby&rft.aufirst=Jane&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AKnitted+fabric" class="Z3988"></span><br /><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite id="CITEREFSwansen2005" class="citation book cs1">Swansen, Meg (2005). <i>A Gathering of Lace</i> (2nd ed.). Schoolhouse Press. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1-893762-24-4" title="Special:BookSources/978-1-893762-24-4"><bdi>978-1-893762-24-4</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=A+Gathering+of+Lace&rft.edition=2nd&rft.pub=Schoolhouse+Press&rft.date=2005&rft.isbn=978-1-893762-24-4&rft.aulast=Swansen&rft.aufirst=Meg&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AKnitted+fabric" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-vargas-8"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-vargas_8-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-vargas_8-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-vargas_8-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-vargas_8-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-vargas_8-4"><sup><i><b>e</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-vargas_8-5"><sup><i><b>f</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">Vargas, Whitney. "Knitting Circle." <i><a href="/wiki/Elle_(magazine)" title="Elle (magazine)">Elle</a></i> (Sept 2007): p192.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-9"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-9">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite id="CITEREFBansal2008" class="citation news cs1">Bansal, Paritosh (2008-01-24). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.reuters.com/article/domesticNews/idUSN2427549920080124">"Designer Von Furstenberg sues Target over dress"</a>. <i>Reuters</i>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Reuters&rft.atitle=Designer+Von+Furstenberg+sues+Target+over+dress&rft.date=2008-01-24&rft.aulast=Bansal&rft.aufirst=Paritosh&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.reuters.com%2Farticle%2FdomesticNews%2FidUSN2427549920080124&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AKnitted+fabric" 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knitting</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pick_up_stitches_(knitting)" title="Pick up stitches (knitting)">Picking up stitches</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pleat_(knitting)" title="Pleat (knitting)">Pleat</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ribbing_(knitting)" title="Ribbing (knitting)">Ribbing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Roositud" title="Roositud">Roositud</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Short_row_(knitting)" title="Short row (knitting)">Short row</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Slip-stitch_knitting" title="Slip-stitch knitting">Slip-stitch knitting</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Spool_knitting" title="Spool knitting">Spool knitting</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steek" title="Steek">Steek</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Three_needle_bindoff" title="Three needle bindoff">Three needle bindoff</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thrumming_(textiles)" title="Thrumming (textiles)">Thrumming</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tuck_(knitting)" class="mw-redirect" title="Tuck (knitting)">Tuck</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Twined_knitting" title="Twined knitting">Twined</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Weaving_(knitting)" title="Weaving (knitting)">Weaving</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Welting_(knitting)" title="Welting (knitting)">Welting</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Patterns</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Aran_jumper" title="Aran jumper">Aran</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Argyle_(pattern)" title="Argyle (pattern)">Argyle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fair_Isle_(technique)" title="Fair Isle (technique)">Fair Isle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Intarsia_(knitting)" title="Intarsia (knitting)">Intarsia</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Machine knitting</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Complete_garment_knitting" title="Complete garment knitting">Complete garment knitting</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fully_fashioned_knitting" title="Fully fashioned knitting">Fully fashioned knitting</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Knitting_machine" title="Knitting machine">Knitting machine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Knitting_Nancy" class="mw-redirect" title="Knitting Nancy">Knitting Nancy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stocking_frame" title="Stocking frame">Stocking frame</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_Lee_(inventor)" title="William Lee (inventor)">William Lee (inventor)</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Knitters and<br />designers</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Sam_Barsky" title="Sam Barsky">Sam Barsky</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nicky_Epstein" title="Nicky Epstein">Nicky Epstein</a></li> <li><a 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Walker">Barbara G. Walker</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elizabeth_Zimmermann" title="Elizabeth Zimmermann">Elizabeth Zimmermann</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Organizations</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/I_Knit_London" title="I Knit London">I Knit London</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Knitta_Please" title="Knitta Please">Knitta</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Knitting_clubs" class="mw-redirect" title="Knitting clubs">Knitting clubs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Knitty" title="Knitty">Knitty</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ravelry" title="Ravelry">Ravelry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Revolutionary_Knitting_Circle" title="Revolutionary Knitting Circle">Revolutionary Knitting Circle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stitch_%27n_Bitch" title="Stitch 'n Bitch">Stitch 'n Bitch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/UK_Hand_Knitting_Association" title="UK Hand Knitting Association">UK Hand Knitting Association</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/World_Wide_Knit_in_Public_Day" title="World Wide Knit in Public Day">World Wide Knit in Public Day</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Knitting_Guild_Association" title="The Knitting Guild Association">The Knitting Guild Association</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Related</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Basic_knitted_fabrics" title="Basic knitted fabrics">Basic knitted fabrics</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Blocking_(textile_arts)" title="Blocking (textile arts)">Blocking</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dye_lot" title="Dye lot">Dye lot</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_knitting" title="History of knitting">History</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Knitted fabric</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Knitting_abbreviations" title="Knitting abbreviations">Knitting abbreviations</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Knitting_in_literature" title="Knitting in literature">Knitting in literature</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_knitting_stitches" title="List of knitting stitches">List of knitting stitches</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Selvage_(knitting)" title="Selvage (knitting)">Selvage</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yarn_bombing" title="Yarn bombing">Yarn bombing</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374" /><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235" /></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="Fabric391" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" 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style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Woven_fabric" title="Woven fabric">Woven</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Abac%C3%A1#Textiles" title="Abacá">Abacá cloth</a> (Medriñaque)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aertex" title="Aertex">Aertex</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Armazine" title="Armazine">Armazine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Almer%C3%ADan_silk" title="Almerían silk">Almerían silk</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Barathea" title="Barathea">Barathea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Barkcloth" title="Barkcloth">Barkcloth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Batiste" class="mw-redirect" title="Batiste">Batiste</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bedford_cord" title="Bedford cord">Bedford cord</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bengaline" title="Bengaline">Bengaline</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Beta_cloth" title="Beta cloth">Beta cloth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bombazine" title="Bombazine">Bombazine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brilliantine_(fabric)" title="Brilliantine (fabric)">Brilliantine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Broadcloth" title="Broadcloth">Broadcloth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Buckram" title="Buckram">Buckram</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bunting_(textile)" class="mw-redirect" title="Bunting (textile)">Bunting</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hessian_fabric" title="Hessian fabric">Burlap</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Byrd_Cloth" title="Byrd Cloth">Byrd Cloth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/C_change" title="C change">C change</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Calico" title="Calico">Calico</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cambric" title="Cambric">Cambric</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Canvas" title="Canvas">Canvas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cambric" title="Cambric">Chambray</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Capilene" class="mw-redirect" title="Capilene">Capilene</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cedar_bark_textile" title="Cedar bark textile">Cedar bark textile</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Challis_(fabric)" title="Challis (fabric)">Challis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Char_cloth" title="Char cloth">Char cloth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charmeuse" title="Charmeuse">Charmeuse</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charvet_(fabric)" title="Charvet (fabric)">Charvet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cheesecloth" title="Cheesecloth">Cheesecloth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chiffon_(fabric)" title="Chiffon (fabric)">Chiffon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chino_cloth" title="Chino cloth">Chino</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chintz" title="Chintz">Chintz</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cloqu%C3%A9" title="Cloqué">Cloqué</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cloth_of_gold" title="Cloth of gold">Cloth of gold</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cordura" title="Cordura">Cordura</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Corduroy" title="Corduroy">Corduroy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cotton_duck" title="Cotton duck">Cotton duck</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Coutil" title="Coutil">Coutil</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cr%C3%AApe_(textile)" title="Crêpe (textile)">Crêpe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cretonne" title="Cretonne">Cretonne</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Denim" title="Denim">Denim</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dimity" title="Dimity">Dimity</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Donegal_tweed" title="Donegal tweed">Donegal tweed</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dornix" title="Dornix">Dornix</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dowlas" title="Dowlas">Dowlas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Drill_(fabric)" title="Drill (fabric)">Drill</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Drugget" title="Drugget">Drugget</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eolienne" title="Eolienne">Eolienne</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Flannel" title="Flannel">Flannel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Foulard" title="Foulard">Foulard</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fustian" title="Fustian">Fustian</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gabardine" title="Gabardine">Gabardine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gauze" title="Gauze">Gauze</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gazar" title="Gazar">Gazar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Georgette_(fabric)" title="Georgette (fabric)">Georgette</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ghalamkar" class="mw-redirect" title="Ghalamkar">Ghalamkar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gingham" title="Gingham">Gingham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grenadine_(cloth)" title="Grenadine (cloth)">Grenadine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grenfell_Cloth" class="mw-redirect" title="Grenfell Cloth">Grenfell Cloth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grosgrain" title="Grosgrain">Grosgrain</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Habutai" title="Habutai">Habutai</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Haircloth" title="Haircloth">Haircloth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harris_tweed" title="Harris tweed">Harris tweed</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Herringbone_(cloth)" title="Herringbone (cloth)">Herringbone</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Himroo" title="Himroo">Himroo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hodden" title="Hodden">Hodden</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Irish_linen" title="Irish linen">Irish linen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jamdani" title="Jamdani">Jamdani</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kerseymere" title="Kerseymere">Kerseymere</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kh%C4%81d%C4%AB" class="mw-redirect" title="Khādī">Khādī</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Khaki_drill" title="Khaki drill">Khaki drill</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kij%C5%8Dka-bash%C5%8Dfu" title="Kijōka-bashōfu">Kijōka-bashōfu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kente_cloth" title="Kente cloth">Kente cloth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lam%C3%A9_(fabric)" title="Lamé (fabric)">Lamé</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lawn_cloth" title="Lawn cloth">Lawn</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Linsey-woolsey" title="Linsey-woolsey">Linsey-woolsey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Loden_cape" title="Loden cape">Loden</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Longcloth" title="Longcloth">Longcloth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mackinaw_cloth" title="Mackinaw cloth">Mackinaw</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Madapollam" title="Madapollam">Madapollam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Madras_(cloth)" title="Madras (cloth)">Madras</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Moleskin" title="Moleskin">Moleskin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Muslin" title="Muslin">Muslin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nainsook" title="Nainsook">Nainsook</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nankeen" title="Nankeen">Nankeen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ninon" title="Ninon">Ninon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oilskin" title="Oilskin">Oilskin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Organdy" title="Organdy">Organdy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Organza" title="Organza">Organza</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Osnaburg" title="Osnaburg">Osnaburg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ottoman_(textile)" title="Ottoman (textile)">Ottoman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oxford_(cloth)" title="Oxford (cloth)">Oxford</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paduasoy" title="Paduasoy">Paduasoy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Percale" title="Percale">Percale</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Perpetuana" title="Perpetuana">Perpetuana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pongee" title="Pongee">Pongee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Poplin" title="Poplin">Poplin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rakematiz" title="Rakematiz">Rakematiz</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rayadillo" title="Rayadillo">Rayadillo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rep_(fabric)" title="Rep (fabric)">Rep</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ripstop" title="Ripstop">Ripstop</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Russell_cord" title="Russell cord">Russell cord</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saga_Nishiki" title="Saga Nishiki">Saga Nishiki</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Samite" title="Samite">Samite</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sateen" title="Sateen">Sateen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Satin" title="Satin">Satin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saye" title="Saye">Saye</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scarlet_(cloth)" title="Scarlet (cloth)">Scarlet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Seerhand_muslin" title="Seerhand muslin">Seerhand muslin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Seersucker" title="Seersucker">Seersucker</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sendal" title="Sendal">Sendal</a></li> <li><a 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title="Vinyl coated polyester">Vinyl coated polyester</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Viyella" title="Viyella">Viyella</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Voile" title="Voile">Voile</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wadmal" title="Wadmal">Wadmal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Waffle_fabric" title="Waffle fabric">Waffle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wigan_(fabric)" title="Wigan (fabric)">Wigan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Whipcord" title="Whipcord">Whipcord</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zephyr_cloth" class="mw-redirect" title="Zephyr cloth">Zephyr</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zorbeez" title="Zorbeez">Zorbeez</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Figured <br />woven</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Brocade" title="Brocade">Brocade</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Camlet" title="Camlet">Camlet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Damask" title="Damask">Damask</a></li> 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title="Check (pattern)">Check</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Warp_printing" title="Warp printing">Chiné</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Glen_plaid" title="Glen plaid">Glen plaid</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Herringbone_(cloth)" title="Herringbone (cloth)">Herringbone</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Houndstooth" title="Houndstooth">Houndstooth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kelsch_d%27Alsace" title="Kelsch d'Alsace">Kelsch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paisley_(design)" title="Paisley (design)">Paisley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pinstripes" title="Pinstripes">Pinstripes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Polka_dot" title="Polka dot">Polka dot</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shweshwe" title="Shweshwe">Shweshwe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tartan" title="Tartan">Tartan or plaid</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Tattersall_(cloth)" title="Tattersall (cloth)">Tattersall</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Fiber" title="Fiber">Textile fibers</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Abac%C3%A1" title="Abacá">Abacá</a> (Manila hemp)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Acrylic_fiber" title="Acrylic fiber">Acrylic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alpaca_fiber" title="Alpaca fiber">Alpaca</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Angora_wool" title="Angora wool">Angora</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Musa_basjoo" title="Musa basjoo">Bashō</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cashmere_wool" title="Cashmere wool">Cashmere</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Coir" title="Coir">Coir</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cotton" title="Cotton">Cotton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eisengarn" title="Eisengarn">Eisengarn</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hemp" title="Hemp">Hemp</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jute" title="Jute">Jute</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kevlar" title="Kevlar">Kevlar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Linen" title="Linen">Linen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mohair" 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