Knitting in the 1950s

Cotton yarn brought to the factory is wound in hanks, packed in bales. The first preparatory process is to transfer the yarn onto a bobbin. The cotton yarn is wound on the cones to be delivered to the Tomkin's knitting machine. The circular knitting machine produces fabric of tubular shape. The yarn comes from the cone below. The completed fabric is rolled up at the top into bale. The knitted fabric is cut into the required pattern. Since the fabric is in the tubular shape, very little material is wasted. The collar and the sleeves are the parts to be cut..

After cutting the next process is sewing. For lady's underwear silk thread is used. The completed singlets are ironed and backed up with cardboard and packed in cartons.