Textiles & Clothing
Circular knitting machine
A circular knitting machine arranges needles around a cylinder or dial to produce knitted fabric in a continuous tube. Coordinated cams and yarn feeds guide each needle through its loop-forming cycle.
About this artifact
A circular knitting machine arranges needles around a cylinder or dial to produce knitted fabric in a continuous tube. Coordinated cams and yarn feeds guide each needle through its loop-forming cycle.
Sources & image credits
Historical photograph, illustration or documented physical example; the source caption identifies the depicted object.
Image: CSIRO ScienceImage 2912 A Circular Knitting Frame.jpg
Creator: division, CSIRO
License: CC BY 3.0
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