What is the sock making process like?

Socks are daily clothing items that everyone has. In different seasons, people wear socks of different thicknesses and styles. In summer, young people like to wear boat socks, and in winter, they generally wear thicker and higher-top socks, which have a better warmth-keeping effect. In short, there are many types of socks on the market, but the production process of almost all socks is similar. Let's learn about the detailed production steps below.

Socks making process:

1. Knitting: The process of knitting raw materials into socks by machines. The quality is affected by: A. Machine type; B. Number of needles in the needle cylinder; C. Size of the needle cylinder; D. Matching of materials and machine type

2. Toe sewing: The process of sewing the toe of the socks: hand sewing (manual sewing), machine sewing (automatic sewing), computer automatic sewing), bone tying, quality influencing factors; sewing method, quality and color of the seam thread, and the operation level of the workers

3. Sew the toe: Fold the toe part of the sock and sew it inside the sock tube to hide the toe interface, similar to the hem of the sock foot. Influencing factors: A. Material and quality of roller head line; B. Operator's operating level

4. Dye: Dye the embryo socks into the required color. Factors affecting quality: A. Dye B. Dyeing time and temperature C. Yarn material D. Oil stains on the socks.

5. Shaping: Fix the shape of the socks according to the shape of the foot with temperature and pressure. Factors affecting quality: A. Temperature B. Pressure C. Sock base material D. Sock shaping board

6. Packaging: Add outer packaging to the socks blanks. Influencing factors: A. Workers’ technical level B. Packaging tools and materials, such as labeling machines, staple guns, OOP bags, etc.

Sock composition: Socks are weft knitted fabrics. The components that complete this task in the sock machine mainly include: triangle, sock needle, sinker, jacquard needle and thread shuttle. The specific functions are as follows:

The function of the triangle is to make the sock needles, sinkers and jacquard needles move along certain trajectories.

The function of the sock needle: under the control of the triangle, the knitting needle moves radially, and completes the work through the steps of adding yarn, bending yarn, long loop, loosening loop, and withdrawing loop to achieve the task of knitting socks.

The function of the sinker: under the control of the eyebrow triangle, the sinker moves in the weft direction, which prevents the sock needles from falling off the loop.

Function of jacquard needle: under the control of the triangle and jacquard blade, the sock needle is controlled by itself to achieve the purpose of making patterns.

The function of the shuttle is to enable the sock needles to weave the yarn regularly.