Friction between loops of yarn give knit fabrics the ability to take on a variety of shapes even when no force is applied.

Knitted fabrics are hierarchically structured materials exhibiting a complex set of structure-property-behavior relations driven by yarn-level interactions. Compared to other materials such as ...

This fundamental research aims to understand and control the self-folding behavior of weft knit textiles to harness this inherent property of the knot structure for development of novel engineered ...

Archaeologists at a Bronze Age site in Turkey unearthed two ancient burnt textiles: a blue knitted fabric and a woven fragment, photos show. Photo from the Beycesultan archive via Maner, ...