Abstract: As the cotton is shorter and its intensity is lower, transition design of multi-bar raschel cotton-lace fabrics has some restricted factors. Via systematically analyzing large amounts of multi-bar raschel cotton-lace fabrics and combining characteristics of cotton yarn, this paper elaborates the significance of transition design in cotton-lace fabric design. Also, the corresponding transition elements and its application methods are summarized. Moreover, the influence of different arrangements of patterns on the transition design of the main patterns is analyzed. Simultaneously, the restriction of transition design on raw materials selection and the corresponding solutions are further investigated. This research provides the ideas and methods for multi-bar raschel cotton-lace fabrics, which is beneficial to improve its overall level.

Key words: warp knitting, multi-bar, cotton-lace fabrics, transition design