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  2. Cowichan knitting - Wikipedia

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    Cowichan sweaters are also called Siwash sweaters, [1] Indian sweaters, curling sweaters or sometimes Mary Maxim sweaters. While Cowichan is the name of a specific First Nations group, the word Siwash is borrowed from Chinook jargon , the historic trade language of the Pacific Northwest .

  3. Sherpa (fabric) - Wikipedia

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    Sherpa is a curly piled fabric structure made of synthetic yarns like acrylic or polyester. The texture is soft and fluffy, useful in jackets resembling wool or sheepskin on the piled side. Sherpa fleece is a knitted type of fabric usable in line clothing and winter wear.

  4. Norwegian knitting - Wikipedia

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    The heritage of Norwegian knitting has been preserved, documented and translated into English language history, and pattern books, that are available to modern knitters, mostly notably by the author Annemor Sundbø. The yarn factory Rauma Ullvarefabrikk has also released a substantial number of Norwegian knitting patterns translated into English.

  5. Fair Isle (technique) - Wikipedia

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    Fair Isle (/fɛəraɪ̯l/) is a traditional knitting technique used to create patterns with multiple colours. It is named after Fair Isle , one of the Shetland Islands . Fair Isle knitting gained considerable popularity when the Prince of Wales (later King Edward VIII ) wore Fair Isle jumpers in public in 1921.

  6. Polar fleece - Wikipedia

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    Polar fleece garments are traditionally available in the micro, 100, 200, and 300 variants, where the numbers represent the fleece's weight in grams per square meter (gsm). The heavier fleece are warmer. Fleece can range from being high loft to tightly knit. High loft fleece is warmer because it traps tiny air pockets which holds body heat. [8]

  7. Sweater design - Wikipedia

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    Sweater design is a specialization of fashion design in which knitted sweaters are designed to fulfill certain aesthetic, functional and commercial criteria. The designer typically considers factors such as the insulating power of the sweater (and its resulting warmth for the wearer); the fashion of its colors, patterns, silhouette and style lines, particularly the neckline and waistline; the ...

  8. Sweater - Wikipedia

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    One from the Graham Leggate collection, a Norwegian selburose design. A sweater (North American English) or pullover, also called a jersey or jumper (British English, Hiberno-English and Australian English), [1] is a piece of clothing, typically with long sleeves, made of knitted or crocheted material that covers the upper part of the body.

  9. Boiled wool - Wikipedia

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    Boiled wool fabric is created commercially by first knitting wool yarns to create a fabric of uniform thickness. The yarns and fabric may either be dyed or left natural, and the fabric may include designs or embellishments. After knitting, the fabric is fulled by boiling and agitating in hot water and an alkaline solution like soap. The ...