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They have a habit of twisting and warping when laundered, they "pill", and they "pick" meaning that a stitch can be pulled up by casual wear.

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Why knit fabric has more stretchability than woven fabric?

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Why are knitted hats called brioche hats?

They're not. Brioche knitting is a special knitting technique where the resulting fabric i about twice as thick as normal knitted fabric. Hats can be knitted using the brioche technique.


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Woven fabric tends to have a fairly stable size, so you can measure it by length. Knitted fabrics tend to be very stretchy, so when you cut them they shrink in on themselves or they can be stretched during the cutting to give you less fabric than you thought you were getting. However, in most fabric stores, you will purchase both woven and knitted fabrics by the yard (length).


What are knitted fabrics used for?

Knitted fabrics can be used to make all sorts of things such as dresses hats t.shirts and trousers and much more. Knitted fabric is best when used for items that require some stretching or ease in the fabric, such as underclothes and exercise clothes.


What does it means ponte dress?

It has to do with the way the fabric is knitted. It results in a firm, yet stretchy, fabric for the dress.


How does knitted fabric differ from cloth?

The term cloth generally refers to woven fabric that is formed with a warp and the weft, threads running side to side and up to down. Knitted fabric is formed by a series of interlocking loops and it is more flexible or stretches more than woven fabric.


How is voile fabrics knitted?

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Is organic cotton woven or knitted?

Organic cotton is the material that fabric will be made of. The fabric will be created by either weaving or knitting the cotton.


What is the Comparison between knitted and woven fabric?

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