OLIVE TOWNSHIP -- The first time our paths crossed, Mike Bronkema was sporting an Olive Township Fire Rescue T-shirt and knitting a pink sock on a hand-crank antique circular sock knitting machine.

David A. Sommers | The Saginaw NewsLana M. Wenzel, 60, of Thomas Township knits a sock on an antique knitting machine. They will be on sale at the Hollyday Fair at the Anderson Enrichment Center.

After retiring, she bought her first antique circular sock-knitting machine from Pat Fly, who has a business in Tenino called Angora Valley Fibers. “I bought this blue one not knowing a thing ...

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Racinian Jeanne Whiteside hosted Southeastern Wisconsin’s first annual sock crank-in event, where participants made socks, mittens, and more using circular sock knitting machines.

It’s episode 253 of a production that began 11 years ago when a local machinist, the late Pee Wee Erlbacher, reverse-engineered an antique circular sock knitting machine from the early 20th Century.

LEWISBURG — Issac Lamb invented the first domestic knitting machine in 1863 to make mittens and gloves. A few years later he purchased rights from Mr. Tuttle for his idea ...

Family-run sock machine maker drives sustainability and smart design.

Circular sock machines have been around for a long time. Then there’s a number of manufacturers of plastic circular machines, though at most they have (IIRC) 70 needles.

New York, July 03, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- As per the research report “Global Large Circular Knitting Machine Market” published by Consegic Business Intelligence, the market was USD 1,247.56 ...