[Noisebridge-discuss] Full-fashioning & knitting machines.

[Jason Dusek]

  A "fully-fashioned" sweater is one where all the pieces (or
  "panels") are knitted in such a way that their edges line up;
  they are then knitted together. A fully-fashioned sweater is
  not sewn and the fabric is not cut; the seams are both flat,
  durable and very attractive.

  Some kind of powerful machine does this work; especially for
  items made with fine thread, like silk sweaters, doing the
  work by hand would be too expensive (it if is even possible).
  Do any of the sewers and crafters on the list have any
  visibility into this process? Are there two separate machines
  for panel manufacture and panel assembly? How expensive are
  these machines? The idea of completely programmable clothing
  assembly is compelling.

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Jason Dusek