Abstract: A coated shelter type fabric using a substrate fabric of substantially all polyester yarns. The substrate fabric is a weft inserted knit fabric which has been heat stretch and set prior to the coating operation.
Abstract: Method and apparatus to measure an amount of yarn delivered from a warp beam for a knitting machine to periodically trigger a comparison device to compare the theoretical number of courses to the actual number of courses knit from the measured length of yarn to develop an electronic signal which is used to adjust the let-off control of the knitting machine.