Knitting Machines Development Process
In 1589 a person name William Lee in Calverton made a first attempt to convert homemade knitting into machine knitting. From then, the knitting industry was established and with the passage of time it has seen lots of developments in mechanical process of knitting. They first come up with hand flat knitting machine and then move onto a complete hosiery knitting machine by inventing the frame knitting machines. Let us discuss the development process of knitting machines technology in detail:- 1. Cut and Sew Production process: In this process, the entire panel of fabric can be used. With the use of cutting and sewing production process, the finished garment can be produced. Though, this process requires several post-knitting methods like cutting and sewing. And also the pockets and trimmings can be done by labor separately. In this process, the original fabric was wasted up to 40%. 2. Fully-Fashioning: With the advancement in technology, the entire process can be done by...