What is "Pique Knit" - Definition & Explanation
A knitting method that creates a fine textured surface that appears similar to a birdsnest or waffle weave.
A knitting method that creates a fine textured surface that appears similar to a birdsnest or waffle weave. Plackets (Slits in Apparel Forming a Closure) A small boxed area at the bottom of where the buttons are. Plain weave Simplest, most common of three basic weaves (over one/under one interlacement). Provides a smooth surface for printing. The other basic weaves are satin and twill. (See Broadcloth, Chambray, and Poplin). The part of a shirt or jacket where the garment fastens together.
Some more terms: MercerizedA finishing process for cotton using caustic soda which may be applied at the yarn or fabric stage resulting in additional luster, improved strength and an improved ability to take...
Calico
A plain, closely woven, inexpensive cloth, usually cotton or a cotton/manufactured fiber blend, characteristically having figured patterns on a white or contrasting background. Calico is typically...
Canvas work
Canvas work is embroidery on...
Bird's Eye
Three types:
(1) A clear-finish worsted fabric woven to produce smallindentations suggesting the eye of a bird.
(2) Also known as Diaper Cloth. Fabric woven on a dobby loom ofcardedyarns in tiny...
Finish oil
Oil that is put on a yarn, either flat or textured, to reduce friction during subsequent processing....