Warp vs Weft Knitting

What is knitting?

Knitting is the fabric manufacturing technique by the interloping of yarns. In the knitting process only one set of yarns is used coming from only one direction, which might be horizontally (in weft knitting) and vertically (in warp knitting).

Weft Knitting

Knitting

The method of converting yarn into fabric by intermeshing loops, which are formed with the help of needles, is known as knitting. Knitted fabrics provide comfortable wear to almost any style of garment. Most knits contour to the body's silhouette without restricting movement because of its open structure. This makes knit fabrics ideal for innerwear, body wear and sportswear garments. While many variations of knit fabrics exist such that used for hosiery, there are two basic types of knit fabrics—weft knits and warp knits—and it's the direction in which the yarns making up the fabric are looped that determines which type of knit the fabrics. From these two types of knit fabrics come various subtypes that consumer encounter in fabric stores and read with in garment descriptions.