Category: FABRICS
Country: Germany
Written by Haydn Davis
Published: 26 June 2023
Reutlingen - Flat knitting machine builder Stoll, part of the Karl Mayer Group, has launched its latest trend collection featuring an inventive range of knitting techniques for ultrafine machine gauges.
Entitled Color In Knitting, the new collection also features Stoll's internal design workflow, showcasing how digital software tools can speed up the design process.
At the core of this is k.innovation CREATE DESIGN, Stoll's design software solution which was developed in collaboration with Karl Mayer's KM.ON system. Using CREATE DESIGN, the shape and structures of a garment can be digitally created, allowing it to be simulated before it is even knitted. "The interfaces to various external 3D software tools, allow for a realistic representation of the garment facilitating faster design decisions," explains Stoll. "Once the virtual knits, made in the CREATE DESIGN software are ready for manufacturing, it can be sent to a knitting technician for further processing in k.innovation CREATE PLUS. This significantly speeds up product development while reducing communication issues between designers and technicians."
Key drivers for the Color In Knitting collection were sustainability and the responsible handling of precious natural resources. Stoll-knit and wear, a technique that enables the production of seamless knitted garments, can play a significant role in reducing waste, Stoll says, highlighting how fewer process steps are required in the production chain.
A further highlight in Color In Knitting explores how the creative team at Stoll has worked on imitating different yarn effects such as slub yarn optics or the simulation of fabrics like crepe de chine/crepe georgette. On the occasion of the 150th anniversary of Stoll, Color In Knitting also features a selection of vivid vintage pattern replicas which can be found in Stoll’s extensive sample archives in Reutlingen. "It is extremely impressive to learn that all these former fabric constructions can still be replicated today and also reinvented with todays cutting-edge machine features," Stoll says. "This approach stunningly showcases the steep progression of technical advancements over the past 150 years."
The latest trend collection has also culminated in the creation of an invaluable resource: the book “Color in Knitting: By Designers, for Designers”.
This remarkable publication aims to cater to a diverse audience by presenting a comprehensive guide to designing with colours using various flat knitting technologies and is presented in a specific chapter of the trend collection.
The book was published in collaboration with Arnoldsche Verlagsanstalt GmbH and can be purchased via the following link: https://arnoldsche.com/en/product/color-in-knitting-by-designers-for-designers/
Courtesy: Knittingtradejournal.com/
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