The main knitting faults which are occurred during production are given bellowLycra Out: This knitting

faults occurred due to the machine is not stopped immediately after the Lycra breakage during production. It happened due to1. Faulty auto-stop device 2. Careless Supervision

Irregular loop length: This knitting fault occurred due to1. Fluctuation in machine variables Machine variables are

Temperature Machine gauge Cam setting Yarn tension Fabric take-down tension

needle and sinker timing

2. Fluctuation in yarn variables. Yarn variables are

Yarn count Yarn twist Package hardness Flexibility

Needle Mark: Needle marks is happened due to1. Defective Needle 2. Wrong needle setting Fly Yarn: This knitting fault is occurred when flying yarn get mixed with the yarn during knitting. Remedies:

Use good quality fiber have less dead fibers Use rigid control measures in the Blow Room. Segregate the Spinning and Knitting m/c, with Plastic Curtains/Nets, to prevent the fibers flying from the nearest machines

Holes:

This faults happened due to

Needle breakage Less strength of yarn Presence of mineral in yarn. In this case hole is created during bleaching.

Barre: Thin knitting fault occurs in circular knitting machine due to

Lot mixing of yarn Uneven dyed yarn Variation in package hardness improper yarn tension

Oil spot- Oil spot is occurred due to1. Dirty machine 2. Improper lubrication Remedies:

Wash all the Needles and the Sinkers of the m/c periodically. Clean the grooves of the Cylinder and Dial of the m/c thoroughly with petrol. Blow the grooves of the Cylinder Dial and Sinker ring with blower(dry air) after cleaning.

Crease Mark: This faults happened due to -

1. Defective needle 2. Lower GSM of fabric 3. Bad take-up Drop Stitch: Main cause of drop stitch are

Defective needle Wrong setting of yarn feeder Bad take-up

Sinker mark: Sinker mark is caused by the defective sinker.