The furniture of the future could be made from nothing more than two long strands of yarn. A prototype manufacturing machine developed at Carnegie Mellon University is transforming traditional textile ...

As Mother’s Day approaches or a loved one’s birthday looms, the quest for the perfect gift can feel like an uphill battle. We all strive to present something unique, thoughtful, and personal, but ...

With its tidy racks of dress shirts, trousers and sweaters, the Ministry of Supply shop on Boston’s Newbury Street looks, in many ways, similar to other clothing stores. That is, except for the ...

A new materials technique has taken cues from Grandma's yarn bag and cutting-edge technology, and it could see us 'solid knitting' whole furniture sets, as well as the fabrics that cover them. What's ...

A large circular knitting machine is a mechanical device deployed in the textile industry to produce knitted fabrics on a large scale. The device comprises of a circular frame with numerous needles ...

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 ...

Here’s a YouTube video of the garter transfer carriage in action, to make garter stitch fabric on a double bed Superba machine: See how much easier and faster the garter stitch is on the double bed ...

Here’s a tight piece of Lego machinery, a machine that knits stuff. It’ll knit you a scarf, some knickers, or anything it damn well pleases. Made by Tom Johnson, the knitting machine is based on the ...

There are a pair of maps on the wall in the front office at Erlbacher Gear & Machine Works in Cape Girardeau. One is a map of the United States. The other a map of the world. Both are adorned with ...

With its tidy racks of dress shirts, trousers and sweaters, the Ministry of Supply shop on Boston’s Newbury Street looks, in many ways, similar to other clothing stores. That is, except for the ...

Now, the big thing. This machine is designed to let me knit with just the carriage for the back bed, or using the front and back carriages in tandem, but the part that moved the carriages in tandem ...