The circular knitting machines were developed in the mid nineteenth century. Originally knitting was done with hand needles and the process was slow. When the demand for knitted articles rose then circular knitting machines were invented.
Machine made knitwear was hugely popular in the west as the weather conditions were extreme. Also they had the money to be actually able to afford such stuff. In countries like India knitting was still done by hand with the conventional needles.
The circular machine knitwear as the world knows it today is immensely popular as there are no seams in such garments. The garment is a whole garment which has a better finish and look to it. The Whole Garment ideology took the world by storm and in the fashion capitals of the world like Paris and Milan were seen the first ultimate knit wear garments that were seamless.
The circular machine knitwear is also unique because there are a lot of options to make patterns and designs in the garment because a lot of modifications can be done in the machine to achieve the desired patterns. Also it is relatively easier to make patterns that are otherwise complicated to make on any other machine or other methods.
Knitwear has become a hot trend with not just restricting it self to wool garments but to normal garments too. |
