IFKT

The International Federation of Knitting and Warp Knitting Professionals was founded in 1956 and from the outset did not see itself as a professional organization for a specific group of persons, but rather, according to Art. 3 of its statutes of 1960, was intended "to unite factory managers, technicians and experts in the warp knitting industry of different nations by means of friendly ties, in order to jointly promote the general interest of the warp knitting industry and to serve its professional development". This membership structure, which was intended by the founders, is still valid today, with female members also being present from the beginning. Anyone involved in knitting technology or knitted fabrics can become a member.