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Sue Booth on Finishing   Sue is always a popular demonstrator at our club, and today was no exception. She showed us some of her finishing techniques, and even experienced knitters were taking heed of them.                                      … Read more

Monday 14th September Knitweave We demonstrated the difference between loom woven cloth and Knitweave, and then went on with some work on the machine. We looked at Knitmaster and Brother machines, and the differences in weaving on them, including the Knitmaster automatic weaving attachment [AW1]. Then we saw Kathy demonstrate picking up floats in a… Read more

Hand Knit to Machine Knit A session on ‘translating’ patterns and designs The session was introduced by pointing out various decisions to be made regarding yarn weight, as well as factors such as suitability and feasibility of using a machine to emulate hand knitting patterns. Various patterns on this site were shown, which were adapted… Read more

All Kinds of Machines This meeting was a little different from our usual format. We did have demonstrations, but they were short, and we invited members to try out a variety of different machines: Standard gauge: – Brother 950 electronic with garter carriage [which chugged away in the background for the rest of the meeting!]… Read more