Spirality of weft-knitted fabrics: Part II - Methods for the reduction of the effect

Indian Journal of Fibre and Textile Research

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 60-64

  Primentas, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Knitted fabric; Spirality; Steam setting

Indexed keywords

HEAT SETTING; KNITTED FABRIC; STEAMING; TORQUE; TWIST; WASHING; WEFT KNITTING; YARN PROPERTY;

EID: 0037366978     PISSN: 09710426     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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