Circular knit is made with a machine that knits the fabric in a continuous circle (tube); the weight is “light.” The fabric is thin. T-shirt fabric is the best example of circular knit fabric.

Circular knit fabric has a gauge of 12 to 22. The higher the gauge is, the thinner the fabric.

Flat knit is made with a machine that knits the fabric in sheets (or flat) and the gauge is 2 to 10.

Flat knit is thick sweater fabric like your grandma makes sitting in a rocking chair with two needle-sticks.

Thai Son S.P works with circular knit fabrics like Single Jersey, Interlock, Pique, Rib, Ponte Roma to name a few.

When talking about Knitwear it is important to clarify which type of knitwear you are talking about: circular or flat because they are significantly different. Many people confuse the two.

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