knitting
121circular knitting — 1. a technique of knitting in circular or tubular form with curved or straight needles. 2. (in machine knitting) a process of knitting tubular and seamless fabrics by using special needles and shaping the fabric by varying the tension or length… …
122Warp knitting — A kind of knitting in which a number of threads are interchained each with one or more contiguous threads on either side. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] …
123Warp knitting — Warp Warp, n. [AS. wearp; akin to Icel. varp a casting, throwing, Sw. varp the draught of a net, Dan. varp a towline, OHG. warf warp, G. werft. See {Warp}, v.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Weaving) The threads which are extended lengthwise in the loom, and …
124The Knitting Girl — ( La Couseuse ) is a painting created by artist William Adolphe Bouguereau in 1869.This painting is often referred to as Knitting Anne due to the simplistic nature of the female portrayed herein.The painting is currently held in the Joslyn Art… …
125Grafting (knitting) — In knitting, grafting is the joining of two knitted fabrics using yarn and a needle in one of three types of seams:# selvage to selvage seam, # selvage to end ( wales ) seam, or # end to end ( wale to wale ) seamThe Kitchener stitch is a common… …
126Bias knitting — is a method by which the grain of a knitted fabric is skewed from the vertical, by decreasing on one side and increasing on the other. The term bias derives from sewing, where bias refers to the diagonal between the weft and warp threads, where… …
127Pleat (knitting) — In knitting, pleats can be made in several ways.Mock pleats can be made by alternating stitches that tend to recede (such as purl or slip wyif ), stitches that lie flat (such as seed or plissé ) and stitches that tend to advance (such as knit and …
128Buttonhole (knitting) — In knitting, buttonholes can be made in several ways. Buttonhole Techniques (knitting) * Eyelet buttonhole Work to desired buttonhole location, yarn over, decrease.* Vertical buttonhole Knit to desired buttonhole location, attach a second yarn… …
