INTERACTIVE LESSON FOR STUDYING KNITTED FABRICS WITH TUCK PATTERNS

The paper highlights an interactive lesson, developed for studying the weft knitted fabrics with tuck patterns, produced on electronic flat knitting machines. Weft knitting represents a method of making a fabric by forming rows of stitches across its width, from the same yarn. In terms of work for fashion or technical applications, the tucks patterns demonstrate a good potential for design and functionality given to a product. Tucks are usually patterned to increase fabric weight and thickness, to insert yarns difficult to knit, to knit-in intarsia yarns or to shorten long jacquard floats. The content of the laboratory class is accompanied by text information, drawings, flash animations of the loop formation, simulation of the knitted structure and demonstrative videos. This particular application deals with the: classification of weft knit patterns, principle of producing tuck stitches, design potential of tucks and applications of these fabrics. A self-assessment stage of the knowledge acquired during the course is completing the e-learning content, reflecting thus the knowledge level, as an individual study result. The application is available for the students in html format, on the Moodle platform: http://www.moodle.tex.tuiasi.ro.