Plated Hosiery

A system of knitting two yarns together in the same stitch of which one thread is arranged to lie behind the other in the fabric, this being usually done to produce fabrics of greater strength and higher wearing power. It is a method adopted to enable a more costly material to appear on the face, with a sub-stratum of a cheaper yarn.

In the making of ladies' seamless hose, the shape of the leg is obtained by modifying the stitch length. The heels and toes are seamless pockets or pouches formed on one side of the hose at the places required, and the toe is subsequently closed by linking. Various improvements have been effected so that heels and toes may be knitted from different yarn to the leg and foot. The part above the heel may be spliced either in a rectangular or triangular form and the sole may be thickened. The upper part of the hose or top may be knitted from another yarn and courses inserted to prevent laddering. " Split-foot " hosiery can also be produced whereby the instep part is knitted simultaneously with, but from different yarn than the sole. Mock seams and fashioning marks may be effected. Tuck lace, plated and embroidered hose, can be produced on a seamless basis.

The folding of a fabric in laps of 36-m. or other lengths after finishing (see plaiting) ———————— The felting of the hair or wool for hat bodies, by means of heat, moisture and pressure. ———————— See Plated Hosiery. ———————— The plaiting machine is used to plait cloth into folds of equal length. The cloth is also measured.