Seamless Knitting Setting It Correctly on a Tech Pack
Seamless Knitting should be written into the tech pack with a value, a tolerance and a method. This removes ambiguity from quotations.
Definition to agree
producing tubular garments with few seams. Working figures for Seamless Knitting normally sit around gauge 14-22 machines in mainstream production. Note seamless circular machines on the tech pack so nobody tests against an older revision.
Target value
Open the specification at gauge 14-22 machines, adjusted to the end use. Record elastane content alongside Seamless Knitting, because blends shift the measured value. A result outside gauge 14-22 machines usually points to process drift rather than to the fibre itself.
Method line
Always pair the target with seamless circular machines so the mill and the laboratory test the same way. Keeping reference values for Seamless Knitting lets suppliers quote without extra sampling rounds. Ask for conditioning details together with seamless circular machines, since both affect the reading.
Tolerance line
State plus or minus limits to keep production realistic while protecting the requirement. Working figures for Seamless Knitting normally sit around gauge 14-22 machines in mainstream production. Note seamless circular machines on the tech pack so nobody tests against an older revision.
Approval step
Approve the result on pre-production bulk rather than on development fabric only. Record elastane content alongside Seamless Knitting, because blends shift the measured value. A result outside gauge 14-22 machines usually points to process drift rather than to the fibre itself.
