A tubular encasing netting (1) for sausage and similar articles. The encasing netting (1) contains a longitudinally running tear-open thread, the length of which is greater than that of the encasing netting (1) in the state of use of the latter. This results in loops (7) of the tear-open thread which are accessible from outside and which can be grasped for tearing open. The netting is expediently a double-rib or warp-knit fabric. The tear-open thread (3) is received in stitches of this fabric. The invention relates, furthermore, to a method for producing such a netting, to a sausage casing connected to the netting and to an article encased by this netting.