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Knitting and Weaving
SITRA’s Knitting and Weaving Division offers the following services in the areas of testing knitted and woven cloth and conducting weaving and knitting trials.
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S. no. Type of test/trial Sample size ________________________________________________________________
Fabric
1. Courses and wales per inch 1 m
2. Ends and picks per inch 1 m
3. Count of yarn from fabric 1 m
4. Course length / loop length 1 m
5. Weight per unit area 2 m
6. Fabric structure 0.5 m
7. Spirality (before / after wash) 1 m
8. Defect analysis of fabric -
9. Shrinkage % (length and width) – (1/3/5 washes) 2 m
10. Extension and recovery % (before / after wash) 2 m
11. Design analysis 1 m
12. Fabric defects on inspection machine Roll upto 3 kg
13. Subjective assessment of garment defects 5 pieces
14. Subjective assessment of knitted fabric defects 3 m
15. Gauge and diameter of the knitted fabric 1 m
16. Washing (dynamic) 1 m
Yarn
17. Length of yarn (sewing thread) 2 cones
18. Sewability (breaks / 1 lakh stitches) 2 cones + base fabric
19. Hand flat knitting up to 500 g 1 kg
20. Knitting trial and performance 1 kg
Indigenous knitting machine 25 x 200 g
Imported knitting machine 40 x 200 g
21. Sample knitting on FAK machine 4 x 200 g
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