Warp Knitting Machines And Weft Knitting Machines

The fabrics used on the underwear, swimwear and activewear the most are the knitting fabrics. There are 2 kinds of knitting fabric, one is warp knitting fabric, the other is weft knitting fabric. They are using different knitting machines to make fabrics. Here are showing the warp knitting machines for warp knittting fabric and weft knitting machines for weft knitting fabric.

Normally warp knitting fabrics have better extention at the vertical direction, weft knitting fabrics have better extention at the horizontal direction. As we can see that swimwear use the warp knitting fabric the most which could have better extention at the bust, waist, tumble etc.,  activewear uses the weft knitting fabrics the most which can have better fitting at the leggs etc..