About the sock knitting machine post .....

I've been looking for one since a friend of mine showed me a couple she had. I was feeding the need for knitting on flat beds at the time. Now that I look back I should have paid more attention to it.

This lady had owned a knitting machine business and was a reseller of the machines, also made repairs and taught on them. She told me about her store "Knitting Machines of NY" I think was the name. Her name was Edith Siano, and I was blessed to have known her. In the short time I knew her, she taught me lots. Edith died after a terrible accident during one of her cross -country drives from CA to PA.

I think of myself as her protege. I learn how to fix and maintain knitting machines. I helped her sell many of the items she had from her business stock.

Anyhow, when I think of circular sock knitting machines it brings back memories of her.

I recently came across one that seemed fairly priced and looked like it was complete. Lots of accessories included, a couple of cylinders and ribbers. So, I dove in and bought it. I was hoping it would arrive for me to play with this weekend, but alas it didn't arrive yet. I can say that I am very anxious for it's arrival.

So stay tuned for further updates on the progress I make with it.

How the sock knitting machine saved WWI.....

I have a recent interest in circular sock machines and found this video very interesting. These machines are now very expensive. Hard to believe they were given away at one time. Although, before the war effort women would buy the machines and submit a pair of socks to the sock companies and if they passed inspection they would buy the socks that they produced.

Just some interesting trivia on the sock machines. ;=)

found this informational "lens" on squidoo about craft shows

http://www.squidoo.com/art_festival?utm_campaign=search-discovery&utm_medium=greet4&utm_source=yahoo