Category: Silver Reed
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Empisal Knitmaster 326 knitting machine
Empisal Knitmaste 326 appeared knitting machine on the market in the mid-1970s. It is a standard-gauge knitting machine, with 200 needles, 4.5 mm apart. It has a built-in knit leader and punchcard reading mechanism for creating patterned textile fabrics. It has two clone sisters – Silver SK-326 and Studio mod. 326 (with all the same…
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Singer SRP50 ribbing attachment
… in progress while I am working on one and discovering its pros and cons. Singer SRP50 ribber, similar to its identical sisters, Empisal Knitmaster SRP50, Studio SRP50, Silver SRP50 and Silver Reed SRP50 is compatible with a wider variety of Singer/Silver Reed/Studio/Empisal/Riccar standard-gauge knitting machines. I personally worked with couple of SRP50 ribbers and…
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Silver SRN321 ribbing attachment
Silver SRN321 ribber is identical to Studio SRN321 ribber, I worked with (watch the video and read a blog). Thus, it is compatible with the same knitting machines: Studio mod. 321, Singer MemoMatic 321 and Silver SK321 standard-gauge 200-needle knitting machines. According to the manual, these ribbers are also compatible with with Silver SK305, Empisal Knitmaster…
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Silver SC-3 linking carriage.
Silver SC3 cast-off or linking carriage is a cute accessory for the Silver/Silver Reed/Singer/Elna/Studio/Empisal/Empisal Knitmaster/Knitmaster/Riccar. I recently had a pleasure to use one for my projects and I loved it (watch a video here; pictures are coming soon). This carriage allows to bind-off the last row on your knitted panel on most machines (according to…
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Studio SRP50 ribbing attachment
Studio SRP50 ribber was released to the market in the late 1970s to convert standard-gauge metal flat bed machines manufactured by Silver Reed and its subsidiaries (Singer, Silver, Studio, Riccar, Empisal Knitmaster) into double bed machines. Studio SRP50 ribber has 200 needles, 4.5 mm apart. Studio SRP50 fits a large variety of Studio knitting machines,…
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Studio 313 knitting machine
Studio 313 (often also called Studio SK-313) knitting machine appeared on the market in 1970. It is a standard-gauge knitting machine with 200 needles, 4.5 mm apart. It is identical to the Silver SK313 model, on which I already wrote a detailed article; thus, refer to it while enjoying the pictures below. Studio SK313 has…
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Studio mod. 327 knitting machine
Studio mod. 327 was released in the mid-to-late 1970s. It is a standard-gauge knitting machine with 200 needles, 4.5 mm apart. This is a wonderful and robust machine, with which I had a pleasure to work (see the video of the tests). It is identical (with the exception of the branding and color combos) to…
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Empisal Knitmaster mod. 250 knitting machine
Empisal Knitmaster mod. 250 appeared on the market in the mid-1960s. It is a standard-gauge knitting machine with 200 needles. I was told by an owner of Empisal Knitmaster mod. 250 that the needles are 5 mm apart. Despite, at first glance, only having basic/manual capabilities, the Empisal Knitmaster mod. 250 has a needle selector…
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Studio mod. 280 knitting machine
Studio mod. 280 is a standard-gauge knitting machines with 200 needles, 4.5 mm apart. The same machines are Silver Reed SK280, and Studio by White mod. 280. Unlike many of its Studio/Silver Reed/Singer counterparts, Studio mod. 280 does NOT have a built-in leader and has a stand-alone tool box. The machine was released relatively late…
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Silver Reed LK200 knitting machine
Silver Reed LK200 knitting machine, or La-La LK200, is a plastic flat-bed knitting machine with 140 needles, 6.5 mm apart. It is a mid-gauge machine with only manual/basic stitch manipulation capabilities. Silver Reed LK200 has features typical to Silver Reed, Studio, Singer, Empisal Knitmaster and Riccar machines: table clamps with elongated tops, and slightly slented…