BLOCK TOE.

A reinforcement in the centre of the toe portion of the hose, this being usually oblong in shape, and serving the purpose of strengthening that part which directly encounters the nails of the foot. (See Fig. 43, No. 11.)

BOARDING (Final). Page 118.

BOARDING (Pre-). Page 112. FIG. 63.

CAN'T RUNS (Non-Runs).

All stockings of this type are of a fine mesh of lacy texture having locked stitches in the leg, the stitches differing from those used in an ordinary hose fabric. (See fig. 63.)

The weight of the yarn used, varies over the different types, the following being a few examples:–
Silk..........Two, three and four–thread weights.
Rayon..........90 Denier. Lisle..........2/120s.

CELLULOSE. Page 23.

CHIFFON. Page 133

CIRCULAR-KNIT. Page 82.

CLOCK.

This may be open-work in design, embroidered, or made in a shadow effect, the design usually extending upwards from the ankle to the calf. This form of ornamentation can be manufactured on one side of the hose only, or on both sides, according to prevailing fashion.

COMBED YARN. Page 36.

COMPARISON (Seamless v. Fully-Fashioned). Page 82.

COMPENZINE (Compensene). Page 19.

“COMPLET” v. HEEL-LESS MACHINES.

The “Complet” machine knits a fully-fashioned stocking complete, while the Heel-less machine knits a stocking-blank, the heel-tabs being attached afterwards. By each method, the leg, instep, and foot fabric is perfectly matched, there being no necessity to transfer the leg of a stocking-blank from the “legger” to the “footer” machine, this being necessary with the old type of two-machine system. (See page 46.) Undoubtedly, the advent of the “Complet” machine is one of the most important developments in the Fully-Fashioned hosiery field during the past twenty years, as when in the past, three or four-thread silk (sheer) stockings became the principal part of the industry’s total output, it was noticed that the “topping line” (see Fig. 57) resulting from the transfer of the leg-blank to the “footer” machine was very strongly exaggerated. The “Complet” machine—in rendering the transfer redundant—was the answer to this difficulty.

Both the “Complet” and the Heel-less machines produce the popular French foot which, because of its superior appearance, comfort, and wearing quality, is recognised as the correct construction of foot for fully-fashioned stockings.

The “Complet” machine takes a long time to knit the heels, and is also a very complicated machine. The Heel-less machine, by omitting the

“COMPLET” v. HEEL-LESS MACHINES continued.: heel-tabs, gives about 15% more production than the “Complet”. The heel-tabs are knitted on afterwards on a small High-speed “Heeler” operated by female labour. Both these systems have one disadvantage in that it is necessary to join on a linking machine the inner selvedges of the heel-tabs to the first course of the sole splicing, and the join corner of the heel/ankle gore can be very troublesome, ladders being very apt to commence there, and run up the leg. A modern improvement on this method is brought about by the “Auto-Heeler” machine, which removes the drawback of the side-linking of heel to sole by inter-knitting the two portions together while the heel is being made.
COTTON. Page 35.
COTTON'S PATENT. Page 83.
COURSE. Page 1.
CRADLE SOLE. Fig. 44. (See type 23.)
CREPE. Page 19.
CUPRAMMONIUM. Page 24.
DEFECTS (Welt, Leg and Foot). Page 132.
DENIER. Page 96.
ENGLISH FOOT. Page 48.
EXTRA LONG STOCKINGS.: All hosiery 33½" long or longer.
FASHION MARKS. Page 85.
FASHIONING POINT.- FIG. 64. FAULTY FASHIONINGS. Ladders sometimes commence to run from the fashioning stitches (see photograph, Fig 65). FIG. 65. FIG. 66.
FIG. 64.
FAULTY FASHIONINGS.: Ladders sometimes commence to run from the fashioning stitches (see photograph, Fig 65).

FIG. 64.
FAULTY FASHIONINGS. Ladders sometimes commence to run from the fashioning stitches (see photograph, Fig 65).	FIG. 65.	FIG. 66.