circular knitting
Americannoun
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a technique of knitting in circular or tubular form with curved or straight needles.
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(in machine knitting) a process of knitting tubular and seamless fabrics by using special needles and shaping the fabric by varying the tension or length of the stitches.
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When guests enter the new home of the Muddy River Distillery, they’ll be greeted by an antique circular knitting machine original to the site.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 31, 2024
The backstage knitting tradition began in 2011, when two young sisters came up with the idea of making hats on small circular knitting frames, to keep themselves and their castmates occupied backstage.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 20, 2022
For a T-shirt, raw material is fed into a circular knitting machine and a roll of fabric is cranked out and dyed red or blue or purple.
From New York Times • Nov. 28, 2018
Seamless hose are not, strictly speaking, entirely seamless, inasmuch as all stockings made on a circular knitting machine must have a seam somewhere.
From Textiles For Commercial, Industrial, and Domestic Arts Schools; Also Adapted to Those Engaged in Wholesale and Retail Dry Goods, Wool, Cotton, and Dressmaker's Trades by Dooley, William H. (William Henry)
A circular knitting machine of American origin is the type of machine on which is produced the seamless hosiery of to-day.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 7 "Horticulture" to "Hudson Bay" by Various
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