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Karl Mayer produces multibar lace with 3D and three-colour effects

The fabric with the semi-geometrical pattern was produced in gauge 28 E on a machine of the ML series.

17th January 2015

Knitting Industry
 |  Obertshausen

Knitted Accessories, Colours/​Trends

The fabric with the semi-geometrical pattern was produced in gauge 28 E on a machine of the ML series. It features filigree leaf stems in between concise wavy lines and thus combines the classical and the geometrical in an extravagant design ensemble.

Colour matching

In addition, with the mixture of style elements, there is colour matching. Whereas the purple curved areas consist of cationic polyester, which was coloured in a second dyeing phase, the ML 46 has processed matt and lustrous nylon when producing the leaves.

The variable surface look is produced by varying the number of filaments, which is said to lead to unequal dye sorption: the filament-rich lustrous areas dye lighter than their low-filament counterparts.

Other features

The tonality in blue is shown off to a great advantage by the high stitch density, according to the company. Because of the large number of stitches per centimetre, the pattern yarns located behind the fringe are pressed into the foreground and give the leaf design a discreetly three-dimensional appearance.

Other features of this multibar lace are good extension in the longitudinal direction and a very regular, neat ground, the manufacturer reports.

www.karlmayer.com

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