How to Difference Between Knit Denim and Woven Denim Fabric with Easy 10 Point

What is Denim?

Denim is one type of cotton warp faced twill fabric in which the weft yarn passes under two or more warp yarns and produces a diagonal line. Denim is available in a range of colors. But the most common denim is indigo denim in which undyed cotton yarn is used as warp thread while indigo-dyed cotton yarn is used as weft thread. In this article, I will present most 10 differences between Knit denim and woven denim fabric.

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What is Knit Denim Fabric??

Knit denim fabric is a new trend combining the appearance of woven denim fabric with knitted structures. Knit denim fabric can be explained as a fabric that is formed by folding yarns into loops in order, and then rewiring them together in order to make a fabric by interlocking the loops with each other. Knit denim fabric has some special characteristics such as:

Flexibility
Softness
Wrinkle resistance
User friendliness
Comfortable

Knit denim fabric is generally categorized as warp or weft knitting, depending on how the loops form. Three techniques can be used to create the denim effect in knitted fabric.

First, the effect is created with float-plated structures, which are made of plating yarn.
Second, there is the interlock structure, which is a double-knit structure on both sides, to create a denim-like effect.
Thirdly, there is the cross-terry structure. This technique is the most popular and effective for making knit denim fabric.

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What is Woven Denim Fabric?

A woven denim fabric is formed by putting together two or more strands of yarns that are perpendicular to each other and woven in a 90-degree angle. The vertical yarns are called warp yarns, and horizontal yarns are called weft yarns. Woven denim fabric can be produced in a variety of constructions, including 3/1 twill, 2/1 twill, 2/2 broken twill, and 3/1 broken twill. It is used to produce jeans trousers, shirts jackets, skirts, and bags. The woven denim structure gives the fabric better stability and durability, but it lacks stretch ability as the yarns are interlocked in an interlacement pattern.

Differences Between Knit Denim and Woven Denim Fabric

A garments washing factory uses both knit denim fabric and woven denim fabric. Woven denim fabric can be washed with all types of dry process in garments washing. Knit denim fabric can use only a small range of dry processes. But knit denim fabric is comfortable to use. However, below listed some differences between knit denim and woven denim fabric.

S/N	Knit denim fabric	Woven denim fabric
1.	Knit denim fabric is formed by folding yarns into loops in order, then this loops interlocking each other to form a fabric	Woven denim fabric is formed by putting together two or more set of yarns that are perpendicular to each other. One set of yarn is called warp yarn and other set of yarn is called weft yarn.
2.	Knitted denim fabric is much thicker and soft than woven denim fabric.	Woven denim fabric is less thick and soft than knitted denim fabric.
3.	It has a complicated 3-dimensional structure.	It has not a complicated 3-dimensional structure.
4.	Knitted denim fabric structure have more porosity than woven denim fabric structure. So, knit denim fabric show higher air permeability value.	Woven denim fabric shows lower air permeability value than knit denim fabric.
5.	The thermal resistance of knitted denim fabric is higher.	The thermal resistance of woven denim fabric is lower.
6.	The moisture transport properties of knitted denim fabric is fairly good as comparted to the woven denim.	The moisture transport properties of woven denim fabric is poor.
7.	Pilling resistant of knitted denim fabric is poor.	Pilling resistant of woven denim fabric is better than knit denim.
8.	Good wrinkle resistance	Poor wrinkle resistance
9.	Extensibility, and stretch is high	Extensibility, and stretch is low.
10.	Comfortable to wear and price is cheaper than woven denim fabric.	Comfortability is low and price is higher than knitted denim.

Table: Differences between knit denim and woven denim fabric

Conclusion:

These are the differences between knitted denim fabric and woven denim fabric. All information is collected from wash technicians at different garment washing factories and buying houses. I summarized and presented their information in a simple way in this article. Please let me know if you have any questions about how knit denim is different from woven denim.

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