A research team from Cornell University and Carnegie Mellon University has developed a prototype knitting machine that can build arbitrarily rigid three-dimensional structures by layering stitches ...

If you find 3D printers to be just a little too coldly futuristic, this contraption might be more to your liking. Scientists from Cornell University have created a machine that knits solid 3D objects ...

Knitting may soon move beyond sweaters and scarves. A team of researchers at Cornell and Carnegie Mellon University has built a prototype knitting machine that can create solid, three-dimensional ...

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For centuries, knitting has been a beloved pastime. Technological advancements, particularly in the form of knitting machines, have significantly simplified the process of crafting complex patterns ...

"This launch represents an exciting new chapter for PFAFF and for passionate sewists around the world," said Rob Will, CEO of SVP Worldwide. "These three machines are designed to inspire creativity ...

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The word “Luddite” has become shorthand for technophobe, but the original rebels of the Industrial Revolution were actually battling a more insidious foe. Ned Ludd, the fictitious leader of the ...

Yes, you read that right– not benchy, but beanie, as in the hat. A toque, for those of us under the Maple Leaf. It’s not 3D printed, either, except perhaps by the loosest definition of the word: it is ...

The machine behind the man credited with helping start the Industrial Revolution returns to a Derbyshire town. The Framework Knitting Machine, invented in 1589, made socks and stockings but they had ...

Garment manufacturing usually involves the use of purchased fabrics, although you could produce your own fabrics as well as garments made from them. You could specialize in a certain apparel ...