Download or read book Hosiery Manufacture written by William M.A. Davis and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2022-06-13 with total page 115 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume contributes to a fuller knowledge of the technology of the knitting industry during 1920. It was a period of remarkable development in the knitted fabrics industry. British manufacturers were pushing every nerve to attain a dominating position in this vital branch of the production of textile goods. Naturally, this led to a demand for books dealing with the knitting industry, which further led to publishing this book. Contents include: Development of the Knitted Fabric Knitting and Weaving Compared Latch Needle Knitting Types of Knitting Yarns Systems of Numbering Hosiery Yarns Bearded Needle Knitting Setting of Knitted Fabrics Various Knitting Yarns Winding of Hosiery Yarns Circular Knitting Colour in Knitted Goods Colour Harmony and Contrast Defects in Fabrics