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Knitting Machines and parts?

Lauren

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Hi all,
Just curious, have any of you here used knitting machines? How do you like them?

I recently found an old Brother machine but it's missing the carriage piece. Does anyone know where you can find parts for these?
 

Lauren

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Dang! And wouldn't you know it would be missing one of the most important parts? Oh well, it was also really cheap. I did a search last night and didn't find anything. Mine's probably from the 80s, but the look of the packaging. I'll just put it to the side and sporadically look for it, I guess.
Have you made anything on yours yet?
I don't think coned yarn is that hard to find. I'd wager there's a place downtown that sells it in the garment district, though I don't know for sure.
 

Lady Day

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No, its just sitting in its box under my shelf :)
I want to make something with it, now that the only thing I need is yarn. I think youre right on the yarn. Ill have to check downtown, they have everything! Maybe this fall/winter Ill get it a crack.

LD
 

swinggal

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My Grandma used to have one sitting in her loungeroom in the 70s. I never saw her using it but would have loved to have seen it in action. I can't imagine how you'd even set it up to make something! Can you use any pattern?

There is quite a lot of stuff on ebay for knitting machines. They were pretty popular in Australia in the 70s and 80s. On the weekend I even say a small non-electronic one in an op-shop that you attach to a table to making knitting faster. No idea how it worked!

Can't wait to see what you make LD.
 

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