Category: Knitting Machine
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Singer MemoMatic 210 knitting machine
The Singer MemoMatic 210 knitting machine is a metal flatbed machine with 200 needles, set 4.5 mm. It is a standard-gauge knitting machine manufactured by the Japanese company Singer. It appeared on the market in 1987. It is a simpler version of the Studio SK-280 (and other Silver Reed-produced machines with the model numbers 280).…
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Brother KH836 knitting machine
Brother KH836 knitting machine was released to the market at the end of 1970s. It is a standard machine with 200 needles, positioned 4.5 mm apart. This knitting machine comes with a detachable row counter (which still can be purchased, for example, in my store), a 2-thread yarn mast and a 24-hole punch card reading…
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Studio mod. 360K knitting machine
Studio mod. 360K knitting machine is a flat metal bed machine with 200 needles, positioned 4.5 mm apart. It is a standard gauge knitting machine manufactured by Japanese a company. These machines were also branded under Singer and Silver Reed name. Studio mod. 360 is the same machine as Singer MemoMatic 360K. It was released…
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Stitch scales for knit leader for Brother KH871, KH881, KH891 and KH893 knitting machines
Some of my customers reached out to me and asked for knit leader scales for the Brother KH881 and KH891 knitting machines. Those are so hard to find! I did not have any spare ones so I took pictures and emailed to them. More people started asking for those and I decided to put them…
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Singer Memo-Matic 360K Knitting machine
Singer MemoMatic 360K knitting machine is a flat metal bed machine with 200 needles, positioned 4.5 mm apart. It is a standard gauge knitting machine manufactured by the Japanese company Singer. It is the same machine often branded as Studio Mod. 360K. Sometimes similar machines are branded as Silver Reed. It was released to the…
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Brother KH860 knitting machine
Brother KH860 knitting machine was released to the market in the second half of late 1970s (although, there are still manufactures who sell modern copies of KH860). It features 200 needles, positioned 4.5 mm apart. Thus, this is a standard-gauge knitting machine. It can pattern automatically using punchcards, inserted into punchcard reader. The maximum repeat…
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Brother KH710 knitting machine
Brother KH710 machine is the first 8-push button machine with all plastic case including the front panels, end-caps, carriage cover and handle. Brother/Genie KH710 knitting machine is a 4.5 mm (standard) gauge machine with 200 needles. It features a metal flat bed and plastic case with plastic end-caps (unlike all previous 8-push button knitting machine…
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Brother KH587 knitting machine
Brother KH587 knitting machine is an 8-push button knitting machine with a pattern control center. It is a metal flat-bed knitting machine with 200 needles positioned 4.5 mm apart, which makes this knitting machine standard. I did not have a chance yet to see this machine in real life and/or work on it. Below are…
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Brother KH561 knitting machine
Brother KH561 knitting machine was manufactured and released to the market in the mid-1960s. It is a metal flat-bed knitting machine with patterning capabilities: the needles can be selected automatically by an 8-push button mechanism. I have not had a chance yet to work with this machine or to even own one or see one…
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Brother KH840 knitting machine
Brother KH840 knitting machine was manufactured and released to the market in 1978. It is a metal flatbed knitting machine with 200 needles, positioned 4.5 mm apart. This is a standard gauge machine. It has the ability to accept patterns in the form of punch cards. The punch-card reader (which accepts 24-hole (in one row)…
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Brother KH531 knitting machine
I am actually very bummed that I have not gotten a chance to work on this machine and/or see it in person. However, here are the pictures posted with the author’s persmission. The machine has a very interesting tension mast: I have not seen such design in any other machines. It is a 4-push button…
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Brother Profile 552
Brother Profile 552 knitting machine is a rare find and I was lucky to work on one and even knit on it. Brother Profile 552 (or sometimes names as Brother KH552), has a very distinct emerald green color. It is a standard-gauge machine (which means the needles are 4.5 mm apart) with 200 needles. It…