Textiles & Clothing
Knitting machine
A knitting machine forms fabric by drawing new loops through existing loops with coordinated needles. Flat-bed and circular designs organize those needles differently to produce shaped pieces, panels or tubular fabric.
About this artifact
A knitting machine forms fabric by drawing new loops through existing loops with coordinated needles. Flat-bed and circular designs organize those needles differently to produce shaped pieces, panels or tubular fabric.
Sources & image credits
Documented image of this machine or its operating principle; see image credits for the original date and subject.
Image: Rundstrickmaschine_Zungennadeln.jpg
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License: CC BY-SA 3.0
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