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These garments and accessories are produced on hand-powered knitting machines in England and Scotland. All the pieces are fully fashioned, which means that each panel is knitted into its correct shape before linking it on to the next panel (rather than knitting a standard sheet of fabric then cutting and sewing it like a T shirt). To do this, the knitter has to manually hook and unhook the yarn after each line of stitching. For example, one stitch is taken off the panel at every line to produce a curved shoulder seam.
Finished panels are hand linked: the two pieces to be joined are lined up stitch by stitch onto a circular drum of knitting hooks, and then knitted together using the same yarn as the panels. Finally the seams are hand-tacked at each end to keep them safe, and buttons and trims are sewn into place.
Blanket Scarves are woven or knitted across the full width of the machine, to make a generously sized rectangle which can be twisted up as a scarf or worn loose as a shawl or blanket.
Narrow Scarves are knitted across the full width of the knitting machine, in less courses than a blanket scarf.
The Rib Scarf is knitted as an extended sleeve of the type 760 Rib Pullover, with a cuff at each end. The chunky yarn is plied (twisted) up of natural undyed Voe Shetland wool and subtly contrasting dyed soft lambswool. The random twist of the yarn creates a flecked texture to the fabric.
The Ladder Backed muffler is knitted in two distinct layers- an outer layer of natural undyed Voe Shetland wool, and an inner layer of contrasting dyed soft lambswool.
The earliest computer systems used punchcards adapted from knitting machines. Pop Punch is a collaborative project with a coder and a sound designer: between the three of us we’ve come up with a programme which converts the tracks of a vinyl LP into knitting patterns.
The earliest computer systems used punchcards adapted from knitting machines. Pop Punch is a collaborative project with a coder and a sound designer: between the three of us we’ve come up with a programme which converts the tracks of a vinyl LP into knitting patterns.
Knitted Pyjama Trousers are based on the long-running woven pyjama trousers, with no side seams, a single back pocket, cross-over fly and drawstring. The size label sewn onto the back of the waistband stops the draw cord from pulling through.
The String Pullover is a hand-framed fully fashioned knit interpretation of vernacular men's string underwear.
The String Vest is a hand-framed fully fashioned knit interpretation of vernacular men's string underwear.
The Tacuinum Pullover is named for long underwear depicted in the mediaeval Arabic medical treatise ةحصلا ميوقت, Taqwim as-Sinha, Latinised to Tacuinum Sanitatis.
The Tacuinum Pullover is named for long underwear depicted in the mediaeval Arabic medical treatise ةحصلا ميوقت, Taqwim as-Sinha, Latinised to Tacuinum Sanitatis.
This cardigan follows research into cable knitting, and moving the permutations of stitches around until the garment is all cable, with no plain fabric.
