Altering settings such as take down tension, stretcher board width, dial height, and stretch cam setting on a commer cially available knitting machine can cause substantial variation in the dimensions of double knit fabrics in the mac hine and dry-related state. Although subsequent relaxation reduces the magnitude of the effets, many romain statistically significant after wetting out and tumble drying. Knitting machine settings other than run in and run in ratio must be clearly specined if exact replicates of wool fabrics are to be obtained at a later date. The results also suggest that a com bination of settings could be derived such that subsequent relaxation shrinkage might also be reduced.
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