Ribbed goods
Rib fabric is assigned to single-thread knitted fabrics . In the manufacturing process, two rows of needles are offset against each other, with right and left stitches, one or more, alternating. This increases the transverse elasticity compared to jersey , for example . The stitches on ribbed fabrics become very elastic. This makes them ideal for use as edge sections and cuffs. Since both sides of the fabric have identical right stitches and therefore look the same, the left stitches can only be recognized by tensioning and stretching the fabric. In a tight knitting process with rib patterns made from two-ply yarns, the product is called fine rib . In addition, there is the double rib which has one more rib pattern. This allows the elasticity to be increased again. However, this happens at the expense of a coarser structure. Plösch is created when another thread is used for the production of the left-right binding.