| Asher Textile Dictionary | |
|---|---|
| Weight | Linier oz per yard |
| Sq Weight | Square oz per 36"x 36" |
| GSM | grams per square meter |
| Cuttable width | if width is 52-54 cuttable is 50 |
| Gauge | Number of needles per inch |
| Cut | same as Gauge |
| Diameter | diameter of machine like 30" diameter |
| Single knit | knitting machine with one cylinder. Good for jersey on 2 end French terry |
| Double Knit | knitting machine with 2 cylinders. Good for Rib or interlock |
| 3 end knitting | good for fleece or 3nd F. Terry. It is jersey machine but with attachment to run 3end F. Terry |
| French terry | Stitch with loop in the back, can be 2 end or 3 end |
| Yarn count | thickness of yarn / weight of yarn per yard/ meter we are using on cotton or modal rayon English count on synthetic yarn poly or spandex denier. In cotton count / English lower number the coarser the yarn 40/1 is finer then 24/1 |
| How convert 30/1 to Denier | 30/1 English count= 177 den had formula |
| What is the difference between Modal and rayon? | Rayon or viscose are the same. modal treated to have less shrinkage and stronger called high Modular rayon |
| What Micro Modal? | Micro mean modal with more filament softer |
| What is Micro | Micro = more filament = softer |
| What is Yield in fabric. | weight per yard |
| What is fine gauge? | 44 cut ,28 cut or 24 cut are fine gauge or similar |
| What is course Gauge | 3 cut 5 cut 10 cut 14 cut consider as course gauge |
| What is 12 gauge? | 12 needles per inch |
| What is 28 gauge? | 28 needles per inch |
| How many needles has 12 gauge 30" diameter | 12x30x pie 3.14 |
| What is Shrinkage | can be just by washing only or Garment dye |
| What is torquing | when after you wash the garment , the garment twist on your body |
| How we cost knitting charge | one roll can be 1000 revolution or 4000. or 2 rolls in one shift or 8 rolls |
| Surcharge on light fabric | under 7 oz dye house charge about 50 cents more |
| Yield of Garment | Usage of fabric per garment , yards |