The newly revised two day course entitled ‘Introduction to Knitwear’ is primarily intended for buyers and quality controllers of knitted products in order to increase their awareness about the knitting process, make-up skills, knitted structures and quality issues.

The course that will take place at the University of Leeds from 6-7 February will include practical demonstrations of knitwear construction along with hands-on sessions for delegates. The recognition of knitted structures and their analysis, pattern generation, shaping and fashioning will be covered along with the production of cut and sew products.

Day one

The first day of the course will focus on four main areas. The course will start with the session entitled ‘The Machine’ that will look at knitting elements, needles, needle beds and cams; loop formation in knit tuck and miss; single bed/double bed; as well as terms and definitions.

The second topic will discuss yarn requirements for knitwear, focusing on count, spinning systems, and twist. ‘Yarn Count and Gauge Table’ session will follow, and the day will finish with the class called ‘Garment Styles & Production & Costings’, exploring cut and sew, fully fashioned, whole garment, common garment shapes/layout explanation, common fit faults, and Snow Lotus Factory overview.

Day two

The second day of the course will commence with ‘Knitted structures’ lab session, covering jacquard, intarsia, plating, stitch transfer, knitwear finishing, milling, scouring and printing.

The ‘Quality aspects for knitwear’ class will be dedicated to stitch length and dimensional stability, common faults, review of bad samples, as well as knitwear techniques in fashion garments.

‘Knitted structure analysis’ will also be looking at the analysis of weft knitted fabric, yarn count, stitch length, course length, and yarn path notations.

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