Milano Knit Fabric is made from two sets of yarns knitted diagonally. The face of Milanese Knit Fabric has fine vertical rib, and reverse has diagonal structure. Milano Knit Fabric is lightweighted, drapey, has a smooth texture and is run-resistant.
Milano Knit Fabric is the base of multicoloured Jacquards. Milano Knit Fabrics It is usually knitted coarse gauge and widely used for making sweaters, dresses, Milano Knit Fabric can be used for collars as well.
Milano (Milanese) Knit Fabric
Warp Knit Fabric
Half Tubular Fabric
Half Milano Knit Fabric
Full Milano Knit Fabric
Punto Milano Fabric
Punto De Milano Fabric
Digital
Rotational
150-170cm
250-380gr/m2
400 kg per colour plain
500-700 kg per design Rotational Print
400 kg per design Digital Print
Collars
Coats
Cardigans
Pullovers
Sweaters
Vests
Dresses
%100 Organic Cotton (only combed)
Organic Cotton Blends
%100 BCI Cotton (only combed)
BCI Cotton Blends
%100 Cotton (OE, Carded or Combed)
Cotton Blends
Wool Blends
Acrylic Blends
Polyester Blends
Recycled Cotton Polyester Blends
Oeko-Tex
BSCI
Sedex
Marks&Spencer
C&A
Inditex
Primark
9,00 USD/kg plain (recyled Cotton Polyester Blend)
11,50 USD/kg Rotational printed (OE Cotton Polyester Blend with maximum weight per m2)
11,00 USD/kg Digital printed (If Polyester would be on the face side with maximum weight per m2)
Milano Knit Fabrics are a variant of Rib Knit with half Milano and full Milano variations. The fabric has specific patterns of knitting and misses.
Half Milano Knit Fabric Half Milano Knit Fabric is made of a repeat of one course of all knit on both needle beds and second course of all knit on front needles only. It has an unbalanced structure. Half Milano Knit Fabric is usually knitted coarse gauge and widely used for making sweaters. This fabric shows on one fabric side double the number of courses than on the other, has less elasticity than 1×1 rib fabric and has a tendency to curl towards that fabric side which shows fewer courses.
Full Milano Knit Fabric Full Milano Knit Fabric is made of a repeat of one course of all knit on both needle beds, the second course of all knit on front needles only and the third course of all knit on back needles only. Full Milano Knit Fabric is finely knitted fabric and has better coverage. It has greater dimensional stability than half Milano rib. It is widely used as suiting fabrics. This fabric shows on both fabric sides courses having small stitches that alternate with courses having somewhat bigger stitches whereby the top arcs of adjacent stitches are perfectly in line as in 1×1 rib fabric.
Punto Milano Knit Fabric
Description: Made from two sets of yarns knitted diagonally. Face has fine vertical rib, and reverse has diagonal structure.
Properties: Lightweight, drapey, smooth texture, extremely run-resistant.
Best use: Historically used for gloves and lingerie; makes lovely, soft blouses and eveningwear. May be a little difficult to find, but worth looking for.
Half Milano
Garments made from Milano knit fabrics are usually close-fitting and therefore use a pattern designed for knits. with the unique Milano stitch. For those unfamiliar, a Milano Stitch is an artisanal process which requires a slower knitting process, creating a dense and compact structure to the garment at hand.