Knitting
ticking
Mushrooms, de Warande Tilburg

Knitting

ticking

To give some volume to a mattress-cover, in the past multiple layers of fabric were sewn together by hand (pitted), or machine. You can achieve the same effect with this 3D knitting, with a filling thread between top and bottom knit.

Inspiration
Product

In this sample, I want to use the technique for another purpose: acoustic wall coverings. The development is not finished, because the use of fire-retardant material is obligatory. A filling thread, a strong frizzy polyamide, is not (as yet) available in a fire-retardant quality.

Development

In circular knitting the needles/pins are set in a circle. Circular knitting is possible with various bobbins (cones) for yarn supply, all depending on the diameter of the knit. Known applications of circular knitting are tights and T-shirts.

Technique
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chair dress
tube
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I would like to publish a book,
a book with much more information
about industrial textile
techniques.

Do you think that is a good idea?

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