freesewing/markdown/org/docs/sewing/knit-fabric/en.md

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![A piece of grey (French Terry) jersey, a knit fabric](fabric.jpg)

Knit fabric is fabric that is knitted, rather than woven. Knit fabric typically stretches to some extent.

While the fabric is knitted, it does not look like knitwear, but like fabric.

Knit fabric is used in garments where stretch is required. Sewing them is often done with a serger to maintain the stretch in the seams.

> Wikipedia has more to say about knits: [Knitted fabric in Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knitted_fabric)
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			`![A piece of grey (French Terry) jersey, a knit fabric](fabric.jpg)`

			`Knit fabric is fabric that is knitted, rather than woven. Knit fabric typically stretches to some extent.`

			`While the fabric is knitted, it does not look like knitwear, but like fabric.`

			`Knit fabric is used in garments where stretch is required. Sewing them is often done with a serger to maintain the stretch in the seams.`

Revert "chore: Linting for markdown and js" This reverts commit 1c92e0f655c1b34e4b1f6807914529cc4d82ff81. 2021-10-17 18:26:00 +02:00			`> Wikipedia has more to say about knits: [Knitted fabric in Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knitted_fabric)`