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Showing 1 to 20 of 146 for “"Knit"”.
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Knit architecture : low tech fabrication techniques in modern design : thesis
This thesis aims to bring the handicraft of knitting into the realm of architecture as a low-tech means of fabrication in a world of high-tech design. This thesis attempts to break knitting down into its most essential components and use these to build a catalog of basic forms which can be …
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A laboratory and performance evaluation of clothing assemblies which incorporate sliver-knit fabrics.
… On the basis of experimental work one sliver-knit pile insulator and three outer fabrics were selected to be used in wearer trials. The determination of performance in wear of anorak type jackets under cold conditions is described and the physiological trials, weighing techniques and comfort …
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Comparative investigation of copper knit-metal cloth and Raschig rings as absorption tower packings
… of the characteristics of operation of copper knit-metal cloth, in comparison to Raschig rings, when used absorption tower packings.
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A coal mining community in late nineteenth-century Shropshire: frontier settlement or close-knit community?
… mining communities, as either close-knit, or as loose-knit. The second aim was to develop a methodology to examine precisely the social characteristics of a late nineteenth-century community as a local social system. An interdisciplinary approach was adopted, adapting social network …
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The influence of yarn production and processing variables on loop distortion in plain knit fabrics
… the geometry of the symmetrical idealised plain knit loop, an account is given of the present knowledge of loop distortion, which represents one of the major problem areas of the knitting industry. The shortcomings of this knowledge are shown to be that, although a large number of processing …
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A thematic analysis of the material culture of artwork using knit as an artistic medium
… and understanding into the artists who use knit as a medium to create art. In a historical context, knitting has had very specific purposes. Gradually, knits and knitting played an important role in a political sense at various points in history. Handcrafts in general surface as the focal …
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Comparison of two fusible webs with two hand sewn methods of hemming 100 percent double knit polyester
The purpose of this research was to compare the effects of repeated laundering on the bond strength of fused hems with hems which had been hand sewn. One hundred specimens, henuned with two methods of hand sewing (the catch stitch and the blind stitch) and with two brands of fusible webs, were …
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Knitting with directed graphs
Knitting has historically been communicated by its means of construction. For hand knitting, this is typically a list of instructions or a pictorial grid with knitting symbols. For machine knitting, a similar pictorial grid is used to express needle-level instructions. However, these formats suffer …
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Consistency of judgments of a professional panel and wearers regarding characteristics of selected sleepwear fabrics
… The fabrics included: (1) 100% polyester brushed knit; (2) 100% nylon knit; (3) 80/20% acetate-polyester brushed knit and (4} 80/20% acetate-nylon brushed knit. Data were collected from 55 women who each wore and cared for two garments of differing fiber contents and evaluated them on eight …
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Consumer satisfaction, preferences and care procedures for selected women's sleepwear fabrics
… made from: (1) 100% polyester, pink, brushed knit, (2) 100% nylon, lavender tricot, (3) 80/20% acetate-polyester, blue-green, brushed knit, and (4) 80/20% acetate-nylong, yellow-green, brushed knit. Preliminary and terminal interview questionnaires were used to collect the data as well as …
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Knitting behavior : a material-centric design process
… structures, manifests through the technique of knitting, a material practice defined by pattern as rule-based code. A key contribution of this research is the development of a framework to help designers better understand how the topology of a knit structure can align with formal and structural …
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Re-addressing the role of knitted textile design knowledge: auxetic textiles from a practice-led, designer-maker perspective
… of knowledge and practice surrounding weft-knitted textiles, their design and applications. This study challenges current disciplinary practices that divide knit into scientific, design and art areas by describing a designer-maker methodology, which is used to produce auxetic, weft-knitted …
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TEXTILE ARTS AS A COPING MECHANISM FOR AN ADOLESCENT WHO HAS EXPERIENCED LIFE STRESSORS
… investigator taught the participant how to knit. Data were collected from a demographic survey, an open-ended questions interview, and the interactions/conversations that took place during the three knitting sessions. For the participant, knitting was a distraction from hospitalization which …
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Registered Dietitian Dress and The Effect of Dietitian Dress on Perceived Professionalism
… dress in Semi-Casual (khaki pants/collared knit top) attire while most hospitals dietitians dress in Business Casual II (dress slacks/knit shirt) attire. Over half of all managers surveyed felt that dietitian dress was important and a priority. Phase II Respondents were patients/clients of a …
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KnitheWorld: lines_of_code_as_loops_of_yarn
… By enabling the fabrication of soft materials, knitting machines have the potential to expand the expressive range of digital fabrication tools available — and to expand the range of young people who become interested in digital fabrication. But until now, the process of programming knitting …
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Exploding Aliens and Other Offspring
… world point of view provided by the closed-knit crazy community I grew up in alongside my love for cartoonish melodrama. The collection progresses in order of images and the evolution of such themes as the venture from childhood to adulthood, societal obligations, religion, parenting, death …
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Structural engineering model of irregular and efficient concrete beams: Application to topology optimized shapes and integrated textile reinforcement
… steel-reinforced concrete beam and an integrated knit textile reinforced concrete beam, using experimentally measured material properties and beam testing data. The predicted engineering model results are compared against experimental data to validate the model’s accuracy. While the model could …
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Some studies of frictional properties of fabrics
… fabric covered sled. Fourthly, a series of knitted fabrics is used whose fibre content and construction differs systematically. For example they include cotton, wool and acrylic fibres, and are constructed as plain knit or rib knit. Fifthly, the effects of various physical and chemical …
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The Consolidation of Empire: The Augustan Plan for Administrating the Provinces
… use of these allowed the first Roman emperor to knit together widely separated and diverse portions of the empire into a single body. This study not only addresses the consolidation of the provinces into the Roman Empire but also contributes to the larger scholarly discussion regarding how …
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