Knitted and woven fabrics and knitted fabrics of distinction since the different methods in the knitting in the process, the fabric structure, fabric characteristics, the finished purpose, has its own unique characteristics, in this to make some comparisons.
　　Constituting (a) weave of: (1) knitted fabric: the yarns are sequentially bent into a coil, the coil sets of strings to each other to form the fabric, and yarn formation process of the coil can be horizontal or vertical manner, said transverse woven for the weft knitted fabric, woven longitudinally called tricot. (2) woven fabric: by two or more groups of yarns perpendicular to each other, to a 90 degree angle as interwoven warp and weft fabric, called longitudinal warp yarns, lateral weft yarns called.
　　(B) weave base unit: (1) knitted fabric: a coil is the smallest basic unit of the knitted fabric, and coils were dry by the ring and extension lines a space curve. (2) fabrics: through each point of intersection between the warp and weft yarns called organizational point, is the smallest basic unit of the woven fabric.
　　(C) weave characteristics: (1) knitted fabric: yarn because the coil is formed by bending in the space, and each coil is composed by a yarn, a knitted fabric when external tension, such as the longitudinal stretching, the coil bending changes, but also to increase the height of the coil, while the width of the coil has decreased, such as transverse stretching tension, the situation is the opposite, the height and width of the coil at different tension conditions, can be converted each other clearly, and therefore knitting The extension was big. (2) fabrics: Because the warp and weft yarns where some bending, and bending 袛 in a direction perpendicular to the plane of the fabric, their mutual tension between the degree of bend and warp and weft, and the stiffness of the yarn, woven fabric that is when external tension, such as the longitudinal stretch, warp tension increases, bending decreased, while the weft bending increases, such as longitudinal stretching constantly, until fully extended until the warp, while the fabric was transverse contraction. When the external tension woven fabrics with transverse stretch, weft tension increases, bending decreased, while the warp bending increases as the transverse stretching constantly, until fully extended until the weft yarn, fabric while a longitudinal contraction. The weft is not conversion occurs, and knitted fabrics are different.
Feature (iv) weave: (1) knit: to extend in all directions, good elasticity, because the knitted fabric is formed by a hole-shaped coil, a greater air permeability, feel soft. (2) fabrics: woven fabrics because little weft extension and contraction of the relationship, nor transition occurs, and therefore the fabric is generally more closely, stiff.
　　(V) the weave of the physical and mechanical properties: (1) knitted fabric: Fabric physical and mechanical properties, including vertical and dense, dense horizontal, square meter weight, extended performance, elasticity, tensile strength, abrasion resistance, curling, thickness, decoherence, shrinkage, coverage, volume density. (2) woven fabrics: woven fabrics of physical and mechanical properties, including density of the warp and weft yarns, the fabric edge, positive and negative, good or poor hair direction, the fabric coverage.