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ATMA Apparel & Textile Merchandising Academy

Glossary

What is Boarding?

A finishing step where a knitted sock is heat-set on a leg-shaped metal or plastic form to fix its final shape and size before packing.

This term in other languages

Arabicالبوردنغ (تشكيل الجورب على القالب)
FrenchFormage (boarding)
TurkishKalıplama (boarding)

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Sock anatomy, knitting zones and finishing steps

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