{"id":1525,"date":"2020-10-01T10:53:13","date_gmt":"2020-10-01T10:53:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.ptsansan.co.id\/knit-versus-woven-fabric\/"},"modified":"2020-10-01T10:53:13","modified_gmt":"2020-10-01T10:53:13","slug":"knit-versus-woven-fabric","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.ptsansan.co.id\/id\/knit-versus-woven-fabric\/","title":{"rendered":"Knit Versus Woven: The Difference, and Why It Matters"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Long before it becomes clothing, yarn has to become fabric \u2014 and there are only two ways to do that. It is knitted, or it is woven. That single distinction determines how a garment stretches, how it fits, and how difficult it is to produce.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3343 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.ptsansan.co.id\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/PT.-Sansan-Perbedaan-Kain-Rajut-dan-Tenun-1-scaled-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.ptsansan.co.id\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/PT.-Sansan-Perbedaan-Kain-Rajut-dan-Tenun-1-scaled-1.jpg 200w, https:\/\/staging.ptsansan.co.id\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/PT.-Sansan-Perbedaan-Kain-Rajut-dan-Tenun-1-scaled-1.jpg 683w, https:\/\/staging.ptsansan.co.id\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/PT.-Sansan-Perbedaan-Kain-Rajut-dan-Tenun-1-scaled-1.jpg 768w, https:\/\/staging.ptsansan.co.id\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/PT.-Sansan-Perbedaan-Kain-Rajut-dan-Tenun-1-scaled-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/staging.ptsansan.co.id\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/PT.-Sansan-Perbedaan-Kain-Rajut-dan-Tenun-1-scaled-1.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/staging.ptsansan.co.id\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/PT.-Sansan-Perbedaan-Kain-Rajut-dan-Tenun-1-scaled-1.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/figure>\n<h2>The difference in one line<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Woven<\/strong> fabric is made by crossing two sets of yarn at right angles. <strong>Knitted<\/strong> fabric is made by looping a single set of yarn through itself.<\/p>\n<p>You are almost certainly wearing both. The t-shirt is knitted; the button-up shirt is woven. So are trousers, jeans and denim jackets. Leggings, sweaters and underwear are knitted.<\/p>\n<h2>Why it matters when you produce<\/h2>\n<p>If you are having something made, the construction has to match the design \u2014 you cannot substitute one for the other and expect the same result.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Knits<\/strong> are quicker to sew. There is often no need to finish side seams, and frequently no zip or buttons. But they are harder to handle on the line: the fabric stretches and moves as it is worked, and it will follow the shape of the body rather than holding its own.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3344 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.ptsansan.co.id\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/PT.-Sansan-Perbedaan-Kain-Rajut-dan-Tenun-2-2048x1365-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.ptsansan.co.id\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/PT.-Sansan-Perbedaan-Kain-Rajut-dan-Tenun-2-2048x1365-1.jpg 300w, https:\/\/staging.ptsansan.co.id\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/PT.-Sansan-Perbedaan-Kain-Rajut-dan-Tenun-2-2048x1365-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/staging.ptsansan.co.id\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/PT.-Sansan-Perbedaan-Kain-Rajut-dan-Tenun-2-2048x1365-1.jpg 768w, https:\/\/staging.ptsansan.co.id\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/PT.-Sansan-Perbedaan-Kain-Rajut-dan-Tenun-2-2048x1365-1.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/staging.ptsansan.co.id\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/PT.-Sansan-Perbedaan-Kain-Rajut-dan-Tenun-2-2048x1365-1.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Wovens<\/strong> hold their shape. They do not stretch much, which is exactly why tailored garments use them \u2014 a collar, a cuff or a waistband keeps its form. That also makes them less forgiving: fit has to be right, because the fabric will not adapt.<\/p>\n<h2>Which is better?<\/h2>\n<p>Neither. They do different jobs.<\/p>\n<p>Knits stretch and recover, which matters for anything worn close to the body or that needs freedom of movement. Wovens give structure and a crisper finish, which is what formal and corporate wear depends on.<\/p>\n<p>The practical rule: if the garment needs to move with the wearer, knit. If it needs to hold a shape, woven. Most uniform programmes end up using both \u2014 knitted polo shirts for field staff, woven shirts and trousers for the office.<\/p>\n<p>PT Sansan Saudaratex Jaya produces both, from t-shirts and knitwear to shirts, chinos, denim and tailored jackets.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Every fabric is made one of two ways, and the difference decides how a garment stretches, fits and is made.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1337,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"sn_id_title":"","sn_id_content":"","sn_id_excerpt":"","sn_meta_desc":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1525","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-article"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.ptsansan.co.id\/id\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1525","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.ptsansan.co.id\/id\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.ptsansan.co.id\/id\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.ptsansan.co.id\/id\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.ptsansan.co.id\/id\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1525"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/staging.ptsansan.co.id\/id\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1525\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.ptsansan.co.id\/id\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1337"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.ptsansan.co.id\/id\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1525"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.ptsansan.co.id\/id\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1525"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.ptsansan.co.id\/id\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1525"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}