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  • Waffle

    Knit alternately rib knitting and single jersey knitting in the direction of the course. Unevenness like a waffle.

  • Wale

    Horizontal direction (X direction) of the knitted fabric.

  • Warm up training

    A preparatory operation without using a carrier. Oil spreads to each part and smoothens the movement of each part of the machine.

  • Warp number

    The number of warp yarn. The number of needles of jacquard.

  • Washer finish/Washed-out finish

    A processing technique that adds a natural wrinkled texture to fabrics, as if they have been washed.

  • Waste knitting

    Knitted fabrics other than products. Usually separated when the draw thread is pulled out.

  • Weaving diagram/Weaving graph

    Design image data for weaving. Design can be made by coloring each square of the graph.

  • Weaving draft

    A specification which includes Liftplan, Threading and Denting.

  • Weft number

    The number of weft yarn.

  • Welt turn

    Knitted fabric that folds back to form a double layer, or its knitting.

  • WG pattern

    Pattern for WHOLEGARMENT knitting machine.

  • Whole image/repeated image

    A pattern made by repeating a base pattern.

  • WHOLEGARMENT

    Knitwear knitted on a WHOLEGARMENT flat knitting machine developed by SHIMA SEIKI. There are no seams because the whole garment is knitted entirely together.

  • WHOLEGARMENT Pattern Making Guide

    Guide to support WHOLEGARMENT pattern creation by style.

  • Wide gauge

    A wide range of gauge textures can be knitted by supporting both knitting types of all needle and half gauge.

  • Wide rib

    Rib knitting with the front and back stitches continuous in the horizontal direction. (e.g.) 4×4 ribs, 6×2 ribs, etc.

  • Widening

    Knitting to increase the knitting width.

  • Width of sleeve top

    Number of flat sleeve cap width.

  • Woolen yarn

    Yarn made by spinning short fibers of animal hair. The fibers are not carded, so the direction and thickness of the fibers are not regular. It has high heat retention properties and is easily raised. Related word: Worsted yarn

  • Worsted yarn

    Yarn made by combing animal hair fibers to remove the short fibers and aligning only the long fibers in one direction. It makes a shiny, smooth, and firm yarn. Related word: Woolen yarn