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newbie looking to buy an electronic knitting machine...
I have never owned a knitting machine and would like to get into it
for a business but I have no idea of where to start. I plan to be able to make sweaters and afghans, etc... and I would like to have a machine that can do cables as well as all of the knit and purl stitches. Can anyone make a recommendation for a good starter machine? There are no retailers in my city, the closest is a 2 1/2 hour drive so any help any can give me would be appreciated. |
Terri wrote:
I have never owned a knitting machine and would like to get into it for a business but I have no idea of where to start. I plan to be able to make sweaters and afghans, etc... and I would like to have a machine that can do cables as well as all of the knit and purl stitches. Can anyone make a recommendation for a good starter machine? There are no retailers in my city, the closest is a 2 1/2 hour drive so any help any can give me would be appreciated. Any knitting machine can make cables, because it is not automatic. You have to take stitches off the needles and move them by hand. It is not difficult at all. I would suggest a good solid punchcard machine, such as a Singer/Studio/Silver Reed. Bond machines may be more readily available, but are much more limited in function and more difficult to use from what their owners report. If you are not near a dealer, you will need either some very good books (like the Tami Nobuyuki workbooks) or some videos, depending on your learning style. You don't say where you are, which is of importance. You might try a Google.com search. You'll come up with such pages as http://www.burles.com/machine.htm, http://www.clearwaterknits.com/ and http://charmknits.com/ which should keep you busy for a while. I would suggest you get your first machine from a dealer who has checked out the machine and guarantees it. Good luck, and come back. -- Joanne @ stitches @ singerlady.reno.nv.us http://bernardschopen.tripod.com/ Life is about the journey, not about the destination. |
Sorry for leaving out where I am from. I am in Windsor, Ontario, Canada.
Windsor is not a city for crafters so I am relying on kind people like yourslf for information on what to do. I will check out the links you gave me and see if it helps me out. I will look at the punch card machines but I am also going to look at the electronic machines. Do you have any knowledge of the E-6000 or a good electronic machine? Thanks for all of your help and I will let you know what I end up with.. "Pogonip" wrote in message ... Terri wrote: I have never owned a knitting machine and would like to get into it for a business but I have no idea of where to start. I plan to be able to make sweaters and afghans, etc... and I would like to have a machine that can do cables as well as all of the knit and purl stitches. Can anyone make a recommendation for a good starter machine? There are no retailers in my city, the closest is a 2 1/2 hour drive so any help any can give me would be appreciated. Any knitting machine can make cables, because it is not automatic. You have to take stitches off the needles and move them by hand. It is not difficult at all. I would suggest a good solid punchcard machine, such as a Singer/Studio/Silver Reed. Bond machines may be more readily available, but are much more limited in function and more difficult to use from what their owners report. If you are not near a dealer, you will need either some very good books (like the Tami Nobuyuki workbooks) or some videos, depending on your learning style. You don't say where you are, which is of importance. You might try a Google.com search. You'll come up with such pages as http://www.burles.com/machine.htm, http://www.clearwaterknits.com/ and http://charmknits.com/ which should keep you busy for a while. I would suggest you get your first machine from a dealer who has checked out the machine and guarantees it. Good luck, and come back. -- Joanne @ stitches @ singerlady.reno.nv.us http://bernardschopen.tripod.com/ Life is about the journey, not about the destination. |
Hi
I don't have an electronic but I do have a Passap. They are wonderful machines, very robust. The only place to get them in Canada, retail, I think is www.passapcanada.com. I found that you really need lessons though. So it would be best to find someone close who can teach you. Louise "terri" wrote in message ... : Sorry for leaving out where I am from. I am in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. : Windsor is not a city for crafters so I am relying on kind people like : yourslf for information on what to do. I will check out the links you gave : me and see if it helps me out. I will look at the punch card machines but I : am also going to look at the electronic machines. Do you have any knowledge : of the E-6000 or a good electronic machine? Thanks for all of your help : and I will let you know what I end up with.. : : : : : "Pogonip" wrote in message : ... : Terri wrote: : : I have never owned a knitting machine and would like to get into it : for a business but I have no idea of where to start. I plan to be able : to make sweaters and afghans, etc... and I would like to have a : machine that can do cables as well as all of the knit and purl : stitches. Can anyone make a recommendation for a good starter machine? : There are no retailers in my city, the closest is a 2 1/2 hour drive : so any help any can give me would be appreciated. : : Any knitting machine can make cables, because it is not : automatic. You have to take stitches off the needles and : move them by hand. It is not difficult at all. : : I would suggest a good solid punchcard machine, such as a : Singer/Studio/Silver Reed. Bond machines may be more : readily available, but are much more limited in function : and more difficult to use from what their owners report. : : If you are not near a dealer, you will need either some : very good books (like the Tami Nobuyuki workbooks) or : some videos, depending on your learning style. : : You don't say where you are, which is of importance. You : might try a Google.com search. You'll come up with such : pages as http://www.burles.com/machine.htm, : http://www.clearwaterknits.com/ and http://charmknits.com/ : which should keep you busy for a while. I would suggest : you get your first machine from a dealer who has checked : out the machine and guarantees it. : : Good luck, and come back. : -- : : Joanne @ stitches @ singerlady.reno.nv.us : http://bernardschopen.tripod.com/ : Life is about the journey, not about the destination. : : : |
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