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 ...

What comes to mind when you hear the words “V-neck jumper”? Perhaps an old school uniform, a strict office dress code, or even images of your grandad's wardrobe—the knit has long carried somewhat ...

Using a pick or double-pointed needle, lift the bottom loop up and over the top loop on each of the four pegs until you have just the one loop left on each one. After a few rows of stitches, you’ll ...

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 ...

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 ...

Penn physicist Randall Kamien, visiting scholar Lauren Niu, and collaborator Geneviève Dion of Drexel bring unprecedented levels of predictability to the ancient practice of knitting by developing a ...

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