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Posted by AK&DStrohl on May 18, 2007, 1:58 pm
I came across the name of a fabric I haven't heard of before. Raschel. I
saw it while looking through the www.fabricland.com site for bra fabrics.
I'm assuming it is a different type of knit but how is it different.
Thanks,
AK in PA
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Posted by AK&DStrohl on May 18, 2007, 2:09 pm
Scratch "fabricland" and put in www.laceland.com .
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>I came across the name of a fabric I haven't heard of before. Raschel. I
>saw it while looking through the www.fabricland.com site for bra fabrics.
>I'm assuming it is a different type of knit but how is it different.
> Thanks,
> AK in PA
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Posted by on May 18, 2007, 6:33 pm
Dear AK
Raschel is a type of knitting machine. It makes lace, for example.
Also one of the machines makes long underwear fabric.
Teri
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Posted by Kay Lancaster on May 18, 2007, 10:42 pm
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> I came across the name of a fabric I haven't heard of before. Raschel. I
> saw it while looking through the www.fabricland.com site for bra fabrics.
> I'm assuming it is a different type of knit but how is it different.
It's a warp knit (the yarns follow up and down the fabric, instead
of across (weft knitting) like you do in hand knitting.
Principal warp knits include tricot, milanese and raschel... they're
all pretty easy to sew, and resist runs. Raschel knits usually have
little or no stretch and sometimes are bulky -- one of the more common
raschel knit fabrics is the "thermal knit" seen in cotton long underwear.
Most of the knit laces I've seen recently (like curtain laces) are raschel
knit.
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Posted by AK&DStrohl on May 19, 2007, 10:06 am
Raschel knits usually have
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> little or no stretch and sometimes are bulky -- one of the more common
> raschel knit fabrics is the "thermal knit" seen in cotton long underwear.
Having said that, if you wanted to make a sports bra and in addition to a
wicking layer, which one of these would you want a cotton lycra knit, a
nylon tricot knit or a nylon raschel knit?
Trying to find the best for the use fabric. I need underwear that will take
perspiration away from the skin. But standard store sizes, especially sports
wear, in no way fit this body. So I'm stuck making my own.
This is a 50yo with diaper rash who doesn't need to wear a diaper.
Fantastic picture that just made in someone's mind.
AK in PA
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>saw it while looking through the www.fabricland.com site for bra fabrics.
>I'm assuming it is a different type of knit but how is it different.
> Thanks,
> AK in PA
>