Identifier: cyclopediaoftext05amer (find matches)
Title: Cyclopedia of textile work : a general reference library on cotton, woolen and worsted yarn manufacture, weaving, designing, chemistry and dyeing, finishing, knitting, and allied subjects
Year: 1911 (1910s)
Authors: American School (Lansing, Ill.)
Subjects: Textile fabrics Textile industry
Publisher: Chicago : American school of correspondence
Contributing Library: Claire T. Carney Library, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
Digitizing Sponsor: Boston Library Consortium Member Libraries

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wear, sizes may beemployed up to 10 inches for childrens, 11, 12, and 13 inches forladies shaped goods, and 14, 15, 16 and 17 inches for mens (straight)goods. Measurement of Knitting Machines. Fig. 28. The oldmethod of measuring is from back to back of the needles, but thissystem often occasions misunderstandings; as each different gaugeneedle gives a difl^erent needle diameter. Diametrical needle meas-urement may mean any one of three things; from the outside of thehook of the needle on one side to the outside of the hook of the needleon the other side; from the center of the needle on one side to thecenter of the needle on the other side; and from inside of the needleon one side to inside of the needle on the other. Cam-surface measurement has been adopted by many knittingmachine builders. This measurement is taken from the outsidediameter of the cam surface of the needle cylinder and not from theneedles; that is to say, the cylinder for a 10-inch machine will measure 91 78 KNITTING
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Fig. 36. One-aud-One Plain Stitch. Fabric slightly stretched.Cylinder and Dial. All the Needles in both 92 KNITTING 79

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