An investigation of seam strength and elongation of knitted-neck edges on complete garments by binding-off processes

作者：Choi W^*; Kim Y; Powell N B

来源：Journal of the Textile Institute, 2015, 106(3): 334-341.

DOI：10.1080/00405000.2014.922243

• tensile properties
• tightness factor
• complete garments
• knitting
• binding off

Binding off is utilized to finish a column of stitches on knitted fabric edges. A binding-off process can be performed by manual or mechanical methods involving hand knitting, overlocking, and linking processes. Binding off also can be achieved on automated flat-knitting machines by a combination of loop transfer and racking techniques. A binding-off process on the computerized knitting machinery provides several potential benefits such as minimizing labor intensive sewing or linking processes, production of constant quality products, and other benefits. However, in order to obtain the bound-off knit edges on computerized knitting machines, it is significant to not only provide appropriate values of loop lengths and machine tensions but also to choose suitable types of binding-off methods. This research introduces three different types of binding-off processes on neck edges conducted on automated complete garment knitting machines and investigates the seam strength and elongation of the neck edges by the three binding-off methods.

• 出版日期2015-3-4