
26 Textiles for Industrial Applications
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are commonly used in linings for protective clothing and laminated with
polyurethane foams to provide a strong exible base for the foam.
2.3.3.3 Warp Knitting versus Weft Knitting
Warp knits, which generally have a at, smooth surface (though they can also
be made with a pile), have little or no vertical stretch and varying degrees of
crosswise stretch. Produced in a large variety of weights in a wide range of
ber types, warp knits are run-resistant and do not ravel. With a few excep-
tions, weft knits have moderate to great amounts of crosswise stretch and
some lengt ...