• maryjayjay@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    It’s all about the bobbin. Because the thread in the needle can pass under the bobbin, the machine can make the two threads cross each other

  • Sagrotan@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    I once restored an old knitting machine, cast iron and stuff. That’s even more of a marvel to me. How the machine plays with the tension of the yarn, just crazy.