Now You Know Different Tricot Structures with Guide Bars
Tuesday, 22 January 2019
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Different Tricot Structures with Guide Bars
Fabric produced with two fully threaded guide bars:
In order to produce a warp knitted fabric it is necessary to obtain the information regarding its production. Many different data items are involves such as-
1. Two bar tricot fabric:
Lapping diagram:
Chain notation-
1-2/1-0// 1-0/1-2//
Lapping diagram:
Chain notation-
2-3/1-0// 1-0/1-2//
Lapping diagram:
Chain notation-
1-2/1-0// 1-0/2-3//
- Information describing the knitting m/c; number of guide bars, m/c gauge, width of the needle bed and special attachments used
- Information concerning the type and count of yarn threaded I each guide bar
- Lapping movement of each bar
- The run-in per rack of each bar
- Threading information if the guide bars are not fully and uniformly threaded
- Fabric quality and weight
- The finishing process
- Two bar tricot fabric
- Locknit fabric
- Reverse locknit
- Satin fabric
- Sharkskin
- Queenscord
1. Two bar tricot fabric:
Lapping diagram:

1-2/1-0// 1-0/1-2//
- The bar tricot is the simplest two bar structure and uses a minimum amount of yarn
- Lapping movement of two guide bar in opposite direction and makes closed lap
- The two laps balance each other exactly as they cross diagonally in between each wale, producing upright overlaps
- It tends to have poor cover and in fire denier and in continuous filament yarn it tends to split between the wales either during tentering or button-holing, especially if acetate or triacetate yarn is used
- Run-in ratio is 1:1
Lapping diagram:

2-3/1-0// 1-0/1-2//
- It is the most popular of all warp knitted structures and accounts for 70-80% of total output
- Front guide bar – 2 needle space shogging movement i.e. closed lap cord structure and back guide bar – closed lap tricot structure i.e. 1x1 lapping movement. But lapping movement of two guide bar is opposite
- The longer underlaps of the front bar improves extensibility, cover, opacity, drape and handle of fabric
- Used to produce lingerie and intimate apparel
- Shrinkage is generally between 20-30%
- Its tendency to curl towards to face and back can be reduced by heat setting
- An elasticity fabric for lingerie may be produced on the same gauge, using 40 denier nylon and 40 denier spandex.
- Stretch lingerie can be knitted in the same gauge using 44 dtex elastane and 44 dtex nylon
- A knitting width of 168″ can be finished between 92 and 100″
- The finest lingerie can be knitted in E44 gauge from 22dtex polyester with a wt of 46.1gm/m2.
- Run-in ratio is 3:4
Lapping diagram:

1-2/1-0// 1-0/2-3//
- Reverse locknit known as reverse jersey in the USA
- Semi staple or semi structure
- Front guide bar tricot structure and back guide bar cord structure and lapping mover are opposite
- It has reduced extensibility and no curling
- Because of the short front guide bar, underlaps, it has a lower shrinkage in finished width.
- It has lesser extent than locknit
- It is fully reverse of locknit
- Run-in ratio – 4:3
Lapping diagram:
Chain notation-
3-4/1-0// 1-0/1-2//
Lapping diagram:
Chain notation-
3-4/1-0// 1-0/1-2//
Lapping diagram:
Chain notation-
1-2/1-0// 1-0/4-5//
Lapping diagram:
Chain notation-
1-2/1-0// 1-0/3-4//
Lapping diagram:
Chain notation-
1-0/0-1// 3-4/1-0//

3-4/1-0// 1-0/1-2//
Lapping diagram:

3-4/1-0// 1-0/1-2//
- Lapping movement of front guide bar – longer than locknit structure i.e. closed satin stitch and back guide bar – same to locknit structure of back guide bar. i.e. Tricot structure
- Lapping movement of two guide bars are opposite
- Technical face is comparatively very lustrous and smooth
- Greater elasticity and extensibility and very comfortable to wear
- The long floats produce a lusturious light reflective surface. When threaded with continuous filament yarn
- Run-in ratio is 5:9
Lapping diagram:

1-2/1-0// 1-0/4-5//
Lapping diagram:

1-2/1-0// 1-0/3-4//
- Sharkskin is the completely reverse of satin fabric
- Front guide bar- Tricot structure & Back guide bar – Satin stitch
- Sharkskin is produced by increasing the back guide bar under lap to three or four needle spaces
- Properties of this fabric is completely different from satin fabric
- Not shrinkage; produce more rigid and heavier fabric
- Technical back side is rough surface
- Normally useful as a point base
- Run-in ratio is 5:3
Lapping diagram:

1-0/0-1// 3-4/1-0//
- Front guide bar – chain stitch & Back guide bar – 3 and 1 or 4 and 1 movement
- The front guide bar makes the shortest possible underlay, the pillar stitch tightly ties
- Greater rigidity than sharkskin
- Fabric shrinkage only 1-6%
- Loops are not balanced
- Less change of dimension of fabric
- No difference between final width and knitted width
- Pin stripe effect if colored yarn in front guide bar
- Run-in ratio is 9:5