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Showing 1 to 20 of 68 for “"Knitting"”.
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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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Design and performance of Weft-Knitting Machinery
In recent years the knitting industry has expanded considerably due to the increased demand for knitted fabrics. Not only does the weft knitting industry produce more of the fabrics which are exclusive, to the kntting trade but it has also branched out into fields which were previously only open to …
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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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Garment Design Workflows for On-Demand Machine Knitting
Modern computerized weft knitting machines enable on-demand production of custom, whole garments at once. They reduce the need for manual post-processing and generate minimal waste. Yet, their programming is still hardly accessible and is effectively done manually by few skillful knitting …
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Knitting rebellion: Elizabeth Zimmermann, identity, and craftsmanship in post war America
<p>At mid 20th century, hand knitting in the United States was practiced as a minor and fading chore of the domestic economy, with decreasing pattern publications in national women’s magazines, and the demise of <em>Vogue Knitting Book</em> by the late nineteen-sixties. By 1990, it had rebounded …
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I am a knitter: hand-knitting in a digitally-mediated society
Hand-knitting continues to be a popular past-time for many people. It underwent a resurgence in the latter part of the 1990s, which was around the same time as the development of the World Wide Web. Knitting went on to become more widespread around 2007, alongside the time social media and …
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Bistable Hybrid Textile Structures: Combining Knitting and 3D Printing Fabrication Methods for Adaptive Building Skin Applications
Building skins are one of the significant architectural elements that can enhance environmental performance by adapting to environmental conditions and altering shape configuration to optimize performance and functionality. Building skin as an exterior additional layer of the building facade can …
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Improvement of productivity in the circular knitting area, using lean methodologies in SMES of the textile sector
En los últimos años, las pequeñas y medianas empresas (PYMES) manufactureras han sido de gran importancia para la economía peruana, representando el 29,60% del Producto Interno Bruto (PIB) nacional; sin embargo, un alto porcentaje de estas empresas informa diversos problemas en sus procesos, ya que …
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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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Knitting the Velvet Gauntlet: Goldwater-Nichols, the end of the Cold War, and the development of American defense diplomacy
The United States military is more than a tool of hard power. It provides the United States with a suite of diplomatic tools and is itself an important producer of American soft power. Though the many repertoires of American defense diplomacy have been carefully studied and the overall phenomenon …
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A thematic analysis of the material culture of artwork using knit as an artistic medium
… 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 point in several art movements. Knitting was included in …
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Gods, kvinnor och stickning : tidigindustriell verksamhet i Höks härad i södra Halland ca 1750–1870
… the growth, development, and organisation of the knitting industry in southern Halland during early modern times. This proto-industrial enterprise was conducted primarily via a putting-out system in the goods districts. Wallen's estate in Våxtorp parish played an active role in the enterprise …
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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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A STUDY OF MACHINE FACTORS THAT AFFECT THE FORMATION AND GEOMETRY OF FABRIC PRODUCED ON A TRICOT IsARP KNITTING MACHINE
… formation and the fabric structure on a warp knitting tricot machine. The experimental work has been carried out on a ’Liba Excentra' industrial tricot knitting machine using 44 DTex polyester continuous filament yarns. Throughout the experiments a very wide range of structures and qualities …
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