What is the difference between weft knitting and warp knitting

2021-12-04

Weft knitting is the process in which one or more yarns are inserted into a woven fabric at approximately 90 degrees or so in the direction of weft. Weft knitting is a commonly used hand knitting technique. Weft knitting can be done by hand, but warp knitting cannot.
Warp knitting is knitted fabric consisting of a series or groups of parallel yarns placed in a loop on all working needles fed to the machine. This method is called warp knitting and the resultant knitted fabric is warp knitted.
The difference between them is that, in warp knitting, the same yarn forms loops along the warp (lengthwise) direction of the fabric,and in weft knitting, the same yarn forms loops along the weft (laterally) direction of the fabric. It takes only one (or a limited number) of yarns to make warp knitting, but it takes one or more sets of pieces of yarn, each consisting of a number of yarns. Essentially, warp knitting is a processing system for the production of flat fabrics (a simulation of the weaving process). Compared with weft knitted fabrics, warp knitting has straight side edges, high production speed and higher output. Weft knitted fabrics can be stretched transversely, but warp knitted fabrics cannot.

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