Face of plain weft knitted fabric

Weft knitting machines may be circular or flat, they may have one set of needles or two, some very special machines may have more than two sets.

Simple warp knitted fabric

Warp knitting machines have their needles in straight bars. They usually have more than one warp and each warp is threaded through guides on a separate guide bar. The structures are developed by moving the warp threads sideways between loop forming cycles.

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