Three-dimensional Shaping for Knitted Garments

Abstract

Knitted garments are an important component of fashion and apparel industries. Advanced technologies, such as fully-fashioned and seamless knitting, provide new opportunities for knitted garment design to improve fit and enhance aesthetics. However, these innovative techniques are not well developed. This paper focuses on three-dimensional shaping techniques accomplished on weft v-bed knitting machines. The purposes of the paper are to review methods of creating 3-D shapes in knitted garments and to examine principles and limitations of each method.

Citation

Ma, Y. and Lamar, T.A.M. (2013), "Three-dimensional Shaping for Knitted Garments", Research Journal of Textile and Apparel, Vol. 17 No. 3, pp. 128-139. https://doi.org/10.1108/RJTA-17-03-2013-B013