Single jersey machines

The flat knitting machine was fitted with sinkers, which controlled stitches in order to knit single-jersey tubular articles such as gloves, socks, and berets. 

Figure 6.1 A single-jersey circular weft knitting machine.

In order to obtain the circuit layout design shown in Fig. 3.9 on the garment, production of seamless products is considered. Hence, a MBS Merz single-jersey circular knitting machine with a cylinder diameter of 13 inches and E28 gage is used to produce a base structure of interactive garment as seen in Fig. 3.10. 

The jersey stmcture is a single piece of knitted fabric that has a genuine two-layered structure. The knitting machine that was used to produce the fabrics was an ElO gauge, fully electronic flat knitting machine (Stoll Model CMS 440). The stmcture of the jersey stmcture is illustrated in Fig. 7.22. 

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