And they’re pretty much made the same way now, too! Machine Knits Socks by the Yard on Modern Mechanix. [via Braincraft]
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Antique Sock Knitting Machines at Maker Faire Austin – CRAFT Video Podcast
Machine Knits Socks by the Yard (1936)
Becky Stern (sternlab.org is a DIY guru and director of wearable electronics at Adafruit. She publishes a new project video every week and hosts a live show on YouTube. Formerly Becky was Senior Video Producer for MAKE. Becky lives in Brooklyn, NY and belongs to art groups Free Art & Technology (“release early, often, and with rap music”) and Madagascar Institute (“fear is never boring”).
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