Float Stitch and it’s Formation Process
Emdad Sarker
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Float Stitch and it’s Formation Process
Float/Missed Stitch
Features of float stitch
â–ºA float stitch or welt stitch is composed of a held loop, one or more float loops and knitted loops.
â–ºIt is produced when a needle (M) holding its old loop fails to receive the new yarn that passes, as a float loop to the back of the needle.
â–ºThe float stitch shows the missed yarn floating freely on the reverse side of the held loop.
â–ºThe float extends from the base of one knitted or tucked loop to the next, and is notated by an empty square.
â–ºThe held loop extends into the courses above until a knitted loop is indicated in that wale.
â–ºA single float stitch has the appearance of a U-shape on the reverse of the stitch.
â–ºFloat stitch fabrics are narrower than equivalent all-knit fabrics.
â–ºAs the wales are drawn closer together by the floats, thus reducing width-wise elasticity and improving fabric stability.
â–ºThe maximum number of successive floats on one needle is four.
â–ºSix adjacent needles are usually the maximum number for a continuous float.
â–ºA floating thread is useful for hiding an unwanted colored yarn behind the face loop of a selected color.
â–ºThe miss stitch can occur accidentally as a fault due to incorrectly set yarn feeders.
Float Stitch Formation Process
Effect of float stitches
â–ºFloat stitches make the fabric thinner than the tuck stitched one, as there is no yarn accumulation.
â–ºIt makes the fabric narrower as there is no looped configuration and hence the whole structure is pulled to minimum width.
â–ºLess extensible than either knitted or tucked structure.
â–ºFabric is lighter in weight due to minimum yarn used in construction.
â–ºFabric is flimsy and less rigid compared to others.
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Emdad Sarker
Latest posts by Emdad Sarker (see all)
- Knitting Faults in fabric - November 17, 2017
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