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A method of forming a spacer fabric includes performing, via a knitting machine, an iterative process. The iterative process includes: knitting a tether from a first point to a second point on a first fabric layer; extending the tether from the second point to a third point on a second fabric layer to start formation of a tether segment; temporarily holding the tether at the third point via one of a temporary holding needles; extending the tether from the third point to a fourth point on the first fabric layer; temporarily holding the tether at the fourth point via another one of the temporary holding needles; extending the tether from the fourth point to a fifth point on the second fabric layer; and knitting the tether from the fifth point to a final point on the second fabric layer. The tether segment is released from the temporary holding needles.

Knitting methods for increased separation of fabric layers of tethered spacer fabrics

A textile comprising: i) a fabric including a laced region associated with a surface of the textile; and ii) a thread inlaid through a plurality of points proximate a perimeter of the laced region. Tightening the thread causes opposite sides of the laced region to be cinched together, thereby forming the laced region into a flap associated with a second surface of the textile opposite the first surface. The textile further comprises a listing wire disposed in the flap. The fabric forms a plurality of perforations within the laced region. The listing wire may be accessed by an attachment device through at least one of the plurality of perforations.

Knitted-in laces for shaping and fitting textiles and fabrics

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