Talk:Jersey (fabric)

Jersey Mid‑importance

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Textile arts Mid‑importance

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This item needs further information

I came to this article randomly and am amazed that a textile that is so important has such little information so far. If jersey fabric is used to make T-shirts and so many other items of clothing then it is possibly the most important textile on the planet. I would like to see more info on the history of how it is made, how it is woven, who makes it and links to articles on fabric manufacture and the machines used over time. These links are an example of further info^[1] ^[2] Many of the Google search results for jersey knit use this Wikipedia entry as a source so it makes it even more useful to expand the article. I have an engineering background and so am naturally inquisitive as to how things are made. Andrew ranfurly (talk) 19:01, 21 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

It's true that so an important thing has very little information on Wikipedia. I will try to add some history of the T-shirt, how it's being knitted by machine, and previously by hand. I already expanding the article based in classification, single jersey, rib, interlock, and double jersey. Hasan Mahedi (talk) 11:32, 23 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Textiles Technology Student Book

Every citation in the Types section is to "Cresswell, Lesley; Watkins, Susanna (2002). Textiles Technology Student Book. GCSE Design & Technology for Edexcel. Heinemann Educational Publishers. pp. 161." There's a link to Internet Archive, but they only have a few pages of the book and none of them are 161. Google Books also doesn't have the relevant page. I really think the source should be replaced, given how hard it is to verify and the fact that it's a study guide. Echo Nolan (talk) 19:59, 15 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

References

Clarification needed on jersey having a pile

This article claims that "single jersey" is often used for t-shirts and has one pile side. Something is wrong with this, as t-shirt cloth is typically stockinette stitch knitted, which has a front and a back that differ, but no pile. I don't know enough about the topic to say if the error is in claiming single jersey has a pile, or in claiming that t-shirts are often made from single jersey. Esoteric bearcat (talk) 08:14, 4 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Yup, T-shirts can be and are made from single jersey.

Nope, Jersey fabric has no pile.

I have no sources, sorry. - Roxy the dog 09:00, 4 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

More. "stockinette" or "stocking stitch" is used as a descriptor in US english only. The rest of the world calls it "single jersey" and makes t-shirts. (I clicked your link) Roxy the dog 09:05, 4 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Proposed merge of Single jersey into Jersey (fabric)

This is a very common type of jersey fabric. It does not serve the readership to have two articles on this. Netherzone (talk) 00:05, 8 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Comment: Not sure myself, but here's the author's comment on deletion: "There is huge difference between Normal Jersey Fabric with Single Jersey, Double Jersey, Rib or Interlock. All of them are from Jersey fabric speicies, but the construction technique is different from their appearance. Start from GSM to texture, appearance, structure, feel and finally application, everything is different." Mrfoogles (talk) 15:47, 22 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Hasan Mahedi Mrfoogles (talk) 15:47, 22 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks @Mrfoogles, as a Textile Engineer by education, Fabric Technologist by profession, I can assure you that Single Jersey, Double Jersey, Rib, and Interlock are technically and completely different. I can give you a technical example: 1. S/J Technical Face Back is different 2. Double jerseyTechnical Face- Back is similar, made using two needle beds.. 3. The rib is created by alternating knit and purl stitches 4. Interlock has a smooth technical face on both sides. Hasan Mahedi (talk) 11:23, 23 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Comment: Also going to note that it appears that most of this article is from https://texsuppliers.com/what-is-single-jersey-fabric originally, although it has been edited to try to avoid copyright infringement Mrfoogles (talk) 15:49, 22 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Weak support The single jersey and double jersey articles a bit long, but I feel like they could be condensed and would benefit from the context of the main jersey article, and they could be compared to each other. Mrfoogles (talk) 15:51, 22 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Proposed merge of Double jersey into Jersey (fabric)

This should be merged to Jersey (fabric) for consistency and for the readership. There is not enough difference between jersey, single jersey and double jersey to warrant a separate article. Netherzone (talk) 00:08, 8 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Comment: Not sure myself, but here's the author's comment on deletion: "There is huge difference between Normal Jersey Fabric with Single Jersey, Double Jersey, Rib or Interlock. All of them are from Jersey fabric speicies, but the construction technique is different from their appearance. Start from GSM to texture, appearance, structure, feel and finally application, everything is different." Mrfoogles (talk) 15:47, 22 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Hasan Mahedi Mrfoogles (talk) 15:47, 22 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks @Mrfoogles, In terms of technicality

Single Jersey has a smooth technical face. Visible V-shaped knit stitches on the front and horizontal loops on the back.
Double Jersey has knit stitches on both sides. Similar appearance on the front and back, made of two needle beds.
Rib has vertical ribs on both the technical face and back. Created by alternating knit and purl stitches.
Interlock has a smooth technical face on both sides. Made by interlocking two 1x1 rib structures.

How could they be in the same page. I am planning to write the Rib and Interlock page well so that everyone can get the technical information regarding this. Hasan Mahedi (talk) 11:27, 23 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Comment Also going to note this may be mostly from https://texsuppliers.com like the other one, although I don't know. Mrfoogles (talk) 15:50, 22 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Weak support The single jersey and double jersey articles a bit long, but I feel like they could be condensed and would benefit from the context of the main jersey article, and they could be compared to each other. Mrfoogles (talk) 15:52, 22 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

[1] ttp://fashion-history.lovetoknow.com/fabrics-fibers/jersey-fabric

[2] ttps://chanelcollections.wordpress.com/2010/04/12/how-is-jersey-made/

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