Hosiery
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Encyclopedia Britannica (11th edition) article on hosiery and the machine knitting industry. It defines hosiery as loop-structure fabrics, distinguishes frame-work (weft) knitting from warp knitting, and traces the history of knitting from the 15th century. It describes William Lee's 1589 stocking frame and later developments: Strutt's rib machine, the Dawson wheel, Cotton's rotary frame, the latch needle, Brunel's circular frame, and the Lamb flat machine. Illustrated with figures of loop structures, a hand stocking frame, needle types and loop formation.
- Type
- Article
- Date
- 1911
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 3
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