Cyclopedia of textile work : a general reference library on cotton, woolen and worsted yarn manufacture, weaving, designing, chemistry and dyeing, finishing, knitting, and allied subjects . Fig. 129. Branson Pull AutomaticMachine. produce a seamless pocket upon one side of the knitted tube, whichconstitutes the heel of the finished stocking, as shown in Fig. 131. /represents the narrowed web; g, the central circular courses; and h, the 208 KNITTING. widened web. After the heel has been completed the tubular web isresumed and continued until the same is of the length desired for thefoot of the
Cyclopedia of textile work : a general reference library on cotton, woolen and worsted yarn manufacture, weaving, designing, chemistry and dyeing, finishing, knitting, and allied subjects . Fig. 129. Branson Pull AutomaticMachine. produce a seamless pocket upon one side of the knitted tube, whichconstitutes the heel of the finished stocking, as shown in Fig. 131. /represents the narrowed web; g, the central circular courses; and h, the 208 KNITTING. widened web. After the heel has been completed the tubular web isresumed and continued until the same is of the length desired for thefoot of the stocking, whereupon the operations resorted to in order toform the heel are repeated for the toe of the stocking. The circular courses may be omitted from the instep and centerof the heel, the narrowed web /, in this case, being united directly to the widened web h, or in other cases aseries of courses extending aroundthe entire heel, but not over the in-step, may be formed after the nar-rowing operation and before thewidening operation. In this caseonly the needles h are thrown intoaction after narrowing and they areagain thrown out of action after thedesired courses for the center of theheel have been produced. After the completion of the toea few tubular courses are knittedand if the socks or stockings arebeing produced singly, the stitchesmay then cast oif the needles of the machine to free the web there-from, preparatory to starting a n
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