gsm vs count

Common Knit FabricsWhat are commonly Used Knit Fabrics: An answer to this can be found in the following table and the description given below it:KNITTED FABRIC DESCRIPTIONS

CONTENTYARN COUNTFABRIC TYPEGSM RANGE

100% Cotton40s CombedSingle-Jersey100-120








100% Cotton40s CombedSlub-Jersey100-120








95/5 Cotton/Spandex40s Combed + 20-DanierSingle-Jersey160-180




100% Cotton30s CombedPique180-190






95/5 Cotton/Spandex40s Combed + 40-DanierPique180-200

95/5 Cotton/Spandex30s Combed + 40-DanierPique240-250

100% Cotton40s Combed1X1 Rib140-160






97/3 Cotton/Spandex30s Combed + 30-Danier1X1 Rib220-240


















100% Cotton40s CombedInterlock180-200






100% Cotton40s CombedBrushed Back Terry160-170






95/5 Cotton/Spandex40s CombedBrushed Back Terry180-200






100% Cotton40s CombedLoop Back Terry160-170






95/5 Cotton/Spandex40s CombedLoop Back Terry180-200




95/5 Cotton/Spandex20s CombedLoop Back Terry300

95/5 Cotton/Spandex40s+40s Combed + 20-DanierFrench-Terry180-200

95/5 Cotton/Spandex30s+30s Combed + 20-DanierFrench-Terry240-260

80/20 Cotton/Poly30s+30s Combed + 10s PC3-Fleece300-340

80/20 Cotton/Poly30s+30s Combed + 10s PC3-Fleece280-300

80/20 Cotton/Poly20s Combed + 10s PC2-Fleece260-300

100% Cotton40s CombedWaffle140-160






100% Cotton40s CombedThermal140-160






How to Identify a Jersey, Rib and Interlock Fabric

A very easy to understand identify the three isgiven here.

See an example ofBrushed Back Terry hereSee an example ofFrench Terry hereSee an example ofWaffle Knit hereSee an example ofThermal Knit Here

What is 3-Fleece and 2-Fleece

Three end and two end, course cut (10 to 14), knitting techniques are conventionally used to produce knitted fleece with low stitch densities (600-700). Fabric with a higher stitch density is generally perceived to be a higher quality fabric because it has a lower shrinkage rate and a more stable print platform.

The term "stitch density" is frequently used in knitting instead of a linear measurement of courses and wales, it is the total number of needle loops in a square area measurement such as square inch. It is obtained by multiplying the number of courses per inch by the number of wales per inch. Stitch density tends to be a more accurate measurement because tension acting in one direction in the fabric may, for example, produce a low reading for the courses and a high reading for the wales, which when multiplied together cancel the effect out.

Two end, course cut knitting techniques are generally used to produce knitted fleece fabric with lower stitch density, which is generally perceived to be low quality fabric. Two end knitted fleece fabric constructions are typically less costly to produce compared to three end knitted fleece fabric constructions because of lower yarn material costs.

Both three end and two end course cut knitting techniques can be used to produce knitted fleece fabric having the same fabric weight and the same stitch density. However, because three end knitting uses three yarn ends, as opposed to two yarn ends used by two end knitting, a yarn having a finer yarn count, which is significantly more expensive, is necessary to produce knitted fleece fabric with the same fabric weight and same stitch density. Thus, it is much more costly to produce knitted fleece fabric of a given weight and stitch density using a three end knitting technique. See a patent based on this informationhere.

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