This practical two day course is primarily intended for buyers, technologists and quality controllers of knitted products in order to increase their awareness about the knitting process, make-up skills, knitted structures and quality issues.

The course focuses on hands-on sessions for delegates and how to get the better results when working with overseas suppliers. The recognition of knitted structures and their analysis, pattern generation, shaping and fashioning will be covered along with the production of cut and sew products. Cost implications are discussed throughout the two days.

The course will expand on the topic areas, such as knitting machinery, yarn requirements for knitwear, yarn count and gauge table, garment style and production, knitted structures, quality aspects for knitwear, knitted structure analysis, layout explanation, fibres used in knitwear and their characteristics, and knitwear finishing.

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