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2 Description of knitting machine
2.2 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
Controlling knitting yarn for
– yarn end
– Yarn breakage
–Knots
Controlling yarn tension
Preventing sagging threads with yarn tensioning