How is an intarsia produced?
- Number of yarn carriers on specialist machines carry coloured yarns only to where they are needed.
- The carrier moves into and out of action to knit little areas of colour.
- Bulk of the fabric is limited as adjacent colours only overlap on the needle where they meet.
- each course in the fabric only uses one yarn at a time
How many colours of yarn does an intarsia normally use?
8-16 colours
what are the benefits if an intarsia?
- makes for a lightweight fabrics with normal drape
- comfortable fabrics as it has less bulk
- less yarn used than jacquard and is more durable
what are the cons of an intarsia?
- time consuming to produce
- only made on specialist machines
- expensive
How are knitted stripes produced?
The needles are simply applied with a different colour at each course.
How are jacquard produced?
-made by knitting on selected needles with a certain colour, while missing other needles, then knitting onto those missed needles in another colour. Each colour knitted in any course must be carried through that course of knitting, meaning jacquard are quite bulky.
How is a mock intarsia made?
Same techniques as a jacquard, but where a new colour begins, the old yarn is cut and a new yarn is use on the next needle.
How is plating produced?
Two colours knitted in one yarn, one showing mainly on the face and one showing mainly on the reverse.
