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Antique Japanese Woodblock - William Lee Inventor of the Knitting Machine
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Antique Japanese Woodblock - William Lee Inventor of the Knitting Machine “Lives of Great People of
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens

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Paper

Antique Japanese Woodblock Print, William Lee Inventor of the Knitting Machine
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Antique Japanese Woodblock – William Lee Inventor of the Knitting Machine “Lives of Great People of
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Prints

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Paper

Dubied Italian Tin Advertising Sign
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
lithography for "Dubied" An international knitting-machine maker located in Switzerland. Size without
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20th Century Italian Posters

1940s Art Deco Mid-Century Italian Metal Wood Glass Writing Desk Console Table
Located in Carimate, Como
drawer, completed with its elegant black glass top. This table used to be a knitting machine and has been
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Glass, Wood

Totem 5 Pieces Ceiling Lamp by Merel Karhof & Marc Trotereau
Located in Geneve, CH
upholstered furniture to knitted scarves, created with the ‘Wind Knitting Factory’, a wind-powered knitting
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2010s Dutch Post-Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Steel

Totem 4 Pieces Ceiling Lamp by Merel Karhof & Marc Trotereau
Located in Geneve, CH
upholstered furniture to knitted scarves, created with the ‘Wind Knitting Factory’, a wind-powered knitting
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2010s Dutch Post-Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Steel

TOTEM 2 Pieces Ceiling Lamp by Merel Karhof & Marc Trotereau
Located in Geneve, CH
upholstered furniture to knitted scarves, created with the ‘Wind Knitting Factory’, a wind-powered knitting
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2010s Dutch Post-Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Steel

Totem 3 Pieces Ceiling Lamp by Merel Karhof & Marc Trotereau
Located in Geneve, CH
upholstered furniture to knitted scarves, created with the ‘Wind Knitting Factory’, a wind-powered knitting
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2010s Dutch Post-Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Steel

Totem 6 Pieces Ceiling Lamp by Merel Karhof & Marc Trotereau
Located in Geneve, CH
upholstered furniture to knitted scarves, created with the ‘Wind Knitting Factory’, a wind-powered knitting
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2010s Dutch Post-Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Steel

1970s Mary Farrin Mauve Woollen Skirt and Cardigan Set
By Mary Farrin
Located in London, GB
knitting machines in their own homes. With over 40 stockists and exports to the USA, France and Japan
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1970s British Skirt Suits

2015 Hervé Léger Runway Pink and Grey Bandage Dress with Stud Detail
By Herve Léger
Located in London, GB
, “A bandage dress isn't woven; it's all knitted on a knitting machine, which is a completely different
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2010s French Cocktail Dresses

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Urchin Tripod
Located in AMSTERDAM, NL
with a beautiful 3D-knitting machine. This lamp shade is created in cooperation with the Dutch Textile
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2010s Contemporary Mixed Media

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Steel

Urchin Tripod
H 53.15 in W 25.6 in D 24.41 in
Dave Cole "Trophy Wife #10" Antique Dress Form and Antlers, 2017
By Dave Cole
Located in Hudson, NY
hugely successful MASS MoCA "The Knitting Machine 2005" of enormous acrylic felt being knitted into an
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2010s American Wall-mounted Sculptures

Dave Cole "Trophy Wife #11" Antique Dress Form and Antlers 2017
By Dave Cole
Located in Hudson, NY
hugely successful MASS MoCA "The Knitting Machine 2005" of enormous acrylic felt being knitted into an
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2010s American Wall-mounted Sculptures

Dave Cole "Trophy Wife #9" Antique Dress Form and Antlers, 2017
By Dave Cole
Located in Hudson, NY
hugely successful MASS MoCA "The Knitting Machine 2005" of enormous acrylic felt being knitted into an
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2010s American Wall-mounted Sculptures

Yacht Vase Handcrafted Crochet Knit Blanket Wall Hanging Throw
By Paris Essex
Located in London, GB
crochet techniques from 1970s craft books have been combined with recognisable 1980s domestic knitting
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2010s English Modern Contemporary Art

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Textile, Wool, Thread, Yarn

"Flower Face" Handcrafted Knit/Crochet Multicolored Vase Bouquet Wallhanging
By Paris Essex
Located in London, GB
with recognisable 1980s domestic knitting-machine patterns. Rather than rejecting and avoiding outdated
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21st Century and Contemporary English Modern Contemporary Art

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Yarn, Thread, Wool, Textile

"Terracotta Lounge Vase" Blanket Handcrafted Knit/Crochet Multicolor Flowers
By Paris Essex
Located in London, GB
knitting-machine patterns. Rather than rejecting and avoiding outdated and sexist ideas of women’s crafts
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21st Century and Contemporary British Modern Decorative Art

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Textile, Wool, Thread, Yarn

21st Century Contemporary Design, Matt Inga Angora Wool Knitted
By LLOT LLOV
Located in Berlin, DE
, flexibly draping itself to the shape and situation of a room. The fluffy woven fabric of the knitting hides
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2010s German Minimalist Chandeliers and Pendants

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Wool

21st Century Contemporary Design, Ray Merino Wool Knitted Light in Graphit
By LLOT LLOV
Located in Berlin, DE
knitted in Bavaria. A computerized knitting machine produces the knitted cable-cover of the light. The
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2010s German Minimalist Chandeliers and Pendants

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Steel

Anne Fewlass wool and cotton chenille jacket, circa 1983
Located in London, GB
panels, each with a different design and colour combination. Machine knitting is used as a base for
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1980s British Dinner Jackets

Vintage 1970s Belgian designer Ann Salens cream pink fringe dress
Located in Antwerpen, Vlaams Gewest
, crocheted dresses. Working on a hand-operated knitting machine, Salens created multi-colored evening dresses
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1970s Belgian Evening Dresses and Gowns

Outstanding & Historical Industrial Steel Table c. 1925 (Signed)
By Textile Machine Works
Located in Brooklyn, NY
machinery (knitting and braiding machines). Their business expanded to include Berkshire Knitting Mills
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Early 20th Century American Industrial and Work Tables

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Steel

Classic Period Spider Woman Serape, Navajo, circa 1865
Located in Denver, CO
four red yarns used as wefts in the serape. The dark red yarn is a three-ply machine-spun knitting yarn
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Antique 19th Century American Native American North and South American Rugs

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Wool

1940s Art Deco Mid-Century Italian Slat Carved Wood Writing Desk Console Table
Located in Carimate, Como
slats and side drawer, completed with its elegant black glass top. This table used to be a knitting
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Glass, Wood

Vintage Italian Missoni Carpet “Ski Resorts”
By Missoni
Located in New York, NY
from a family of Italian shawl makers that used knitting machines extensively. Together they
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20th Century Italian Western European Rugs

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Wool

19th Century French Knitting Machine Table
Located in Bridgehampton, NY
French wooden knitting machine circa 1840. Can be used as is as a center table, or slightly
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Antique 19th Century French Dining Room Tables

Industrial Round Dining Table
Located in Water Mill, NY
The base is a 19th Century iron knitting machine base with wheels with a round old oak top
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Antique 19th Century Dining Room Tables

Vase Tricolore
By Paris Essex
Located in London, GB
knitting-machine patterns. Rather than rejecting and avoiding outdated and sexist ideas of women’s crafts
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21st Century and Contemporary English Modern Contemporary Art

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Textile, Wool, Thread, Yarn

Vase Tricolore
Vase Tricolore
H 47.25 in W 42.92 in D 0.4 in

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Steel, Chrome

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Knitting Machine For Sale on 1stDibs

Find many varieties of an authentic knitting machine available at 1stDibs. Frequently made of cotton, fabric and metal, every knitting machine was constructed with great care. If you’re shopping for a knitting machine, we have 1 options in-stock, while there are 5 modern editions to choose from as well. Your living room may not be complete without a knitting machine — find older editions for sale from the 20th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. Many designers have produced at least one well-made knitting machine over the years, but those crafted by Mary Farrin are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much is a Knitting Machine?

Prices for a knitting machine can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $55 and can go as high as $24,924, while the average can fetch as much as $1,023.