Stoll CMS 520 C+ - Yarn Guide; Courses of Yarn

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Description of knitting machine 2
Yarn guide
2.2 Yarn guide
The yarn guide has the following tasks:
 Guiding knitting yarn
– from the bobbin to the yarn carrier
– as friction-free as possible
– without the threads touching or crossing over each other
 Co
ntrolling knitting yarn for
– yar
n end
– Yarn Breakage
–Knots
 Controlling yarn tension
 Preventing sagging threads with yarn tensioning
Courses o f yarn
2.2.1 Courses of yarn
Various courses of yarn are provided for threading up the yarn on the knitting
machine. The optimal course of yarn depends on the yarn and pattern.
Determin ing the co urse of yarn
Determining the course of yarn
Yarn Course of yarn
Seldom used threads, e.g. elastic
yarns
Course of yarn 1
Seldom used threads, e.g. draw
threads
Course of yarn 2
Frequently used threads Simple patterns: Course of yarn 2
Difficult patterns: Course of yarn 3
Difficult-to-process threads Course of yarn 3
Equally long fabrics Course of yarn 4