What is Circular Knitting?

What is Circular Knitting?

Circular Knitting
= Daimaru (丸編み) = 환편 (丸編)

Circualr Knittng is the main fabric handled by THE INNK.
It is the mainstream fabric among knits, both warp and weft knits, and has the highest production volume. It is knitted in a circular shape and later cut into a single piece of flat fabric.

 

CIRCULAR KNITTING MACHINE

Such as T-shirts, terry fabrics, hooded sweatshirts, etc.
The fabric used in t-shirts commonly seen in everyday life is These are all fabrics woven on a loom called Circular Knitting.

The image attached below is “Circular Knitting Machine”.
As the word "Circular" suggests, it is a method of completing the fabric by supplying thread from a feeder in a circular machine and rotating it in a circle.

Circular knitting machines are also used with various cylinder diameters, and the most commonly used knitting machines can be roughly divided into three types.

Circular Knitting fabric Machine-img-THEINNKCircular Knitting fabric Machine-img-THEINNK2


Representative circular knitting machine types

Single Knitted Machine
: A circular knitting machine with only one cylinder needle attached, used to knit single or terry fabric.

Double Knitted Machine
: This is a circular knitting machine made up of two cylinder needles and is used for knitting 1:1 ribs, double-sided fabric, and special-purpose fabric.

Jacquard knitting machine
: Circular knitting machine with a jacquard device that can create patterns

In addition, various types of circular knitting machines are used for different purposes.


Two representative circular knitting machines-THEINNK

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