Course: Construction and Patterning of Weft Knitted Fabrics

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Course title Construction and Patterning of Weft Knitted Fabrics
Course code KTT/PLZ
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Lesson
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 6
Language of instruction Czech, English
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements Course does not contain work placement
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Lenfeldová Irena, Ing. Ph.D.
Course content
Lectures: 1. Basic terms, characteristics and the four primary base weft knitted structures, threads used in knitting technology. 2. Basic parameters of knitted fabrics according the type and machine parameters. 3. Basic weft knitted fabrics - single-faced, double-faced and purl structures. Patterning with using the CAD software in knitting laboratory. 4. Other weft knitted fabrics - single-faced, double-faced and purl structures. Patterning with using the CAD software. 5. Weft knitting - patterning principles (needles partly out of action) with the CAD software 6. Weft knitting - patterning principles (float stitch) with the CAD software 7. Weft knitting - patterning principles (tuck stitch) with the CAD software 8. Influence of the patterning principle with miss stitch on the construction of the single and double-faced structures. 9. Influence of the patterning principle with tuck stitch on the construction of the single and double-faced structures. 10. Knitted patterning with the racking, loop transfer stitches, etc. in the CAD systems. 11. Principles of jacquard patterning with handle of V-bed rib flat machines, structures and their production. 12. Influence of the loop fabric construction on their knitted fabric properties. 13. Knitting to shape (fashioning), principles, possibilities and rules with using the CAD software. 14. Principle and possibilities of narrowing with bind-off on the V-bed rib flat machines (with using the CAD software). Practices: 1. Structural (construction) parameters of weft knitted fabric. 2. Notation of the weft knitted fabric with using the CAD software. 3. Conditions and machine parameter settings of the design fabric for V-bed rib flat machines (with using the CAD software) in knitting laboratory. 4. Machine data preparation for knitting machine and their execution. Control and simulation of the designed pattern before knitting. 5. Data correction and machine output. Realization of designed pattern with V-bed rib flat machines. 6. Influence of the loop fabric construction on their knitted fabric properties (sample calculation for integral knitting). 7. - 8. Design and realization of own weft jacquard knitted structures (CAD software). 9. - 12. Design and realization of own weft knitted structures with shaping or binding-off with using CAD software. 13. - 14. Realization of own design pattern of weft knitted fabric. Machine setting parameters.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Working activities (workshops), Individual creative and artistic activities, Group consultation, Individual consultation, Lecture, Practicum, Students' portfolio, Students' self-study
  • Class attendance - 56 hours per semester
  • Individual project - 30 hours per semester
  • Presentation preparation (report) - 5 hours per semester
  • Home preparation for classes - 35 hours per semester
  • Preparation for exam - 45 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
This subject follows on the subject Knitting. In the course the student obtains knowledge about the possibility of construction of threads in the weft knitting fabrics, the structure and patterning. Gradually, the structural and geometric characteristics of knitted fabrics are analyzed with regard to patterning with the needle function (miss, float and tuck) including the jacquard knitted patterning using CAD systems, and the effect of this patterning on the properties of the knitted fabrics. Furthermore, the possibility of producing knitted goods (products), special - fast starting courses and finishing (linking) directly in the machine for knitting machines with individual needle selection.
Basic orientation in the area of weft knitted patterning for clothing and technical applications. Specification and analysis of knitting structures, possibility of their production on the V-bed rib flat machines. Basic knowledge of design and pattern creation and patterning in CAD system for V-bed rib flat machines (patterning possibilities, shaping (fashioning) and production of knitted goods).
Prerequisites
Basic knowledge of knitting principles and knitting structures at the level of subject Knitting.
KTT/PL

Assessment methods and criteria
Combined examination, Practical demonstration of acquired skills, Practical exam

Credit: Active participation in practices and lectures, making a sample of rib structures according to the model, realization of the own knitted fabric design and their defence. Exam: Written and oral
Recommended literature
  • Manuál CAD systému SDS ONE.
  • Webové stránky předních výrobců pletařských strojů (http://www.shimaseiki.com/; http://www.stoll.com/)..
  • KOČÍ, V. Vazby pletenin. Praha: SNTL - Nakladatelství technické literatury, 1980. ISBN 04-825-80.
  • KOVAŘÍKOVÁ, M. Vazby a rozbory pletenin. Praha: SNTL - Nakladatelství technické literatury, 1987. ISBN 04-830-87.
  • SPENCER, D. J. Knitting technology.. Leicester Polytechnic, Pergamon Press, England, 1983. ISBN 9780080247632.
  • VOTÁNEK, V., MESJAR, R. Technológia väzieb pletenín. Bratislava: Slovenské vydavatelstvo technickej literatúry, 1956. ISBN 301-05-154.
  • WEBER, M., WEBER, K. Wirkerei und Strickerei. Deutscher Fachverlang GmbH, 2014. ISBN 978-3-86641-299-6.


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