Knitwear designer: Job description and activities

Knitwear designers plan and produce clothing and other items, such as accessories and soft furnishings, in a range of yarns and wools. They combine an innovative approach to textiles with a practical view of the end-products as usable garments. Knitwear designers are usually involved with overseeing the production and manufacture of their products. Many knitwear designers progress to running their own labels and providing goods direct to customers through a shop or e-commerce outlet. A smaller number are employed by large commercial companies to design clothing and other products on a larger, commercial scale.

Typical work activities include:

- applying a practical knowledge of a range of wools, yarns and other materials in producing specific designs and products;

- working with equipment, such as domestic or commercial knitting machines and specialist PC software;

- managing and overseeing all business activities, if self-employed;

- liaising with outlets and shops and organizing delivery of products;

- meeting with individual clients to plan and design a piece of work;

- providing workshops and courses on knitwear design and production techniques.

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The advantages of the latch needle

The latch needle has the major advantage of being self-acting or loop-controlled. Individual movement and control of the needle enables stitch selection. It is ideally suited for use with computer-controlled electronic selection devices. For that reason, it is the most widely used needle in weft knitting and is sometimes termed the ‘automatic’.

The old loop is cleared from the hook automatically. The hook is closed automatically after yarn feeding by lowering the needle. Latch needles thus knit automatically as they are reciprocated and draw the length of the new loop as they descend to knock-over. Except in Rachel warp knitting machines, they are arranged to move independently in their tricks or grooves. They can operate at any angle but often require a latch-guard or latch-opening facilities. Individually moving latch needles can draw and form their own needle loops in succession across the needle bed. As for bearded needles and needles in warp knitting machines they move as a unit and thus require sinkers or guides to form the loops around their stems.

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