Net (textile)

A network is a wide-mesh fabric having regular meshes or openings. The mesh or openings may be, for example, rhombic, square or hexagonal trained.

Knotted and knotless nets

Traditional networks are prepared by already twisted or braided yarn is connected at the intersection points of the network. For this purpose, a network or a needle Netzknüpfmaschine be used.

There are, however, also known knotless nets. Such knotless nets, for example, be knitted, with which the webs of the network are connected by a mesh connection. To produce a knotless net can be used for example a Raschel machine.

History

The oldest finds of networks date back to the Mesolithic. However, since no sites are present, in which the organic material could survive networks earlier today, can not be ruled out that networks were already known in the Upper Palaeolithic.

Species

Networks come in a wide variety of application areas. Accordingly, there is a plurality of different network types, for example:

• Fishing nets and landing nets for fishing nets to catch birds
• Nets for the agricultural sector, for example, bird protection nets
• Packaging and protection networks in transport, eg the Girsack
• Sports nets, for example, Arrow nets, goal nets and tennis nets.
• Hairnets
• Shopping networks
• Safety nets for workplace safety
• Work platform networks as a scaffold replacement
• Camo
• Mosquito nets
• Krepelnetze as weapons for Gladiator Champs
• In the environmental area, for example, Atrapanieblas - mist trap nets
• Clothing

Fishing net from the Neolithic period

Safety net in the circus

Bird protection nets on vines

Packing netting