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Purl

Term · Industrial and trades · MLC-T-IND-004587

A fundamental knitting stitch that forms a bump on the side of the fabric facing the crafter, created by pulling a new loop of yarn through an existing loop from front to back. It is the reverse of the knit stitch, which appears as a flat 'V'. Alternating rows of knit and purl stitches produces a garter stitch fabric, while alternating them within the same row creates ribbing.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-IND-004587
FieldIndustrial and trades
SubjectManufacturing
TranslationsGerman: Perlstich; Spanish: hacer punto de revés; French: tricoter à l'envers
Record as JSON
{
  "id": "MLC-T-IND-004587",
  "term": "Purl",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "A fundamental knitting stitch that forms a bump on the side of the fabric facing the crafter, created by pulling a new loop of yarn through an existing loop from front to back. It is the reverse of the knit stitch, which appears as a flat 'V'. Alternating rows of knit and purl stitches produces a garter stitch fabric, while alternating them within the same row creates ribbing.",
  "subject": "Manufacturing",
  "translations": {
    "de": "Perlstich",
    "es": "hacer punto de revés",
    "fr": "tricoter à l'envers"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/purl/"
}

Record 5,013 of 7,361 in Industrial and trades terminology (MLC-0113). Request the full dataset.