I love Rachel's video because to me it is exactly how someone would attempt to teach themselves how to use a machine they found with no background of how it works or how to take care of it.
Rachel Maksey stresses that nowhere is she a professional at the beginning of her videos and she's there for entertainment. I'm a regular follower and find absolute joy watching her biweekly. I hope Rachel Maksey will use your video as a guide and a teaching tool for future projects. Beautiful mistakes are perfection.
The creator did give pointers just no demo. She may have been a bit blunt but she's right wd-40 and rust will ruin your project, but hey, if you waited for everything to be perfect you'd never get anything done. Rachel is a jack of all trades, half the fun is watching her jump in and the chaos unfold as she figures something out. I'd say the creator here wasn't problematic, however some of the commentators have totally forgotten they too were once beginners and don't have the benefit of a video to document the learning process. In a year or two when she's refined her knowledge and is cranking out pieces of art, she can look back and laugh at her mistakes.
I don't understand how a youtube "creator" can't just be content to post THEIR OWN content but have to critique (not nicely) someone else's work. Get a life.
I love Rachel, sure she could have just googled the info or watched a video but I feel like it would lose the experience of learning something that you’ve never done before from just the instruction manual like our grandparents had to do if they didn’t have prior experience or teaching. The feeling of satisfaction and accomplishment of figuring something out like that is unmatched. Luckily if Rachel wants to continue working on her knitting machine she could come and watch this😊
The machine she inherited from her grandmother is a knitmaster 4500. It is a mid-gauge and has no sponge....has sinkers with hooks on them that hold the material down as it comes off the hooks; thus does not require weights either. I love this machine and use it mostly for machine knit socks. Your video is excellent...thank you for reviewing her first attempt on a KM.
A niche channel about garment creation using vintage techniques? Sign me up! I'm glad you did this awesome response video in a way that didn't tear down a fellow creator. I cringe sometimes at a few of her sewing habits/techniques, but she certainly produces more finished garments than I do!!! Rachel's chaotic energy is infectious and helps a lot of people try things that they're scared of. She isn't a master of any craft, but her greatness is in her enthusiasm and willingness to jump in and just try. She's my guru of conquering anxiety and crippling perfectionism.
That's why I love to watch Rachel, her enthusiasm and will to try are infectious. However as a professional seamstress I do hope that anyone who takes on sewing, including Rachel, would improve over time, so that they would experience joy of learning more and therefore get better made and better fitting garments over time. I do understand that personality affects on how we work, but even chaotic methods shouldn't prevent improvement. Sometimes it is good to understand that to thrive, we might also have to learn out of some of the bad habbits 😊
As a traditional knitter, machines are nothing short of magic to me! I'm glad the algorithm sent me to you from Rachel's channel--it's really fascinating to see these machines working the way they're intended to.
The machine she got from her grandmother's estate is a Knitmaster 4500; it's a mid-gauge and has no sponge....the sinker hooks hold the material down as it comes off the hooks so weights are not necessary.. I love using this machine and make almost all my socks on it. Thanks for reviewing her video.
Oh yay! I’m glad you did a reaction to Rachel’s video. No one in my circle could fully understand my excitement when her video posted or had the empathy of seeing that carriage stick across the needles like that. 😂 Or the shock that she was able to get the wool-ease to work! Like there should’ve been no way. I think with just how dense that fabric was, the sewn darts and buttons will work fine despite any stretch that might happen. Coincidentally her video posted the evening I had finally cleaned up a carriage from a 940 that I recently acquired and I was riding that high while watching. Your version of the top came out cute! I bet a faux-button band could also be done by extending the panel about an inch, folding it under to create a hem, and then attach it to the start.
I think you did a good thing. Rachel tries stuff and then you guys with a bit more skill can pick up the slack for those of us who are interested. I love that you didn't blast her for her mistakes and were kind about the whole thing. This was my first video of yours that I watched and I enjoyed it a lot. Thanks.
This was absolutely wonderful! I had never seen a knitting machine before seeing Rachel’s video, so watching this was genuinely fascinating. Thanks for doing this! I’m so glad the algorithm recommended this.
My late grandma knitted for a living her whole life. She always had stacks of plastic yarn cones all over her knitting room. Just hearing the sound of your knitting machine makes me so emotional. It takes me right back to watching her knit while listening to AM radio. Thanks for the memories🥲
I’m so happy to see this video! Her video was fun and I’m so glad she came out with a result she liked, but man did I want to help her out on how to use the machine!
Thanks for this video! It's interesting to see a more experienced machine knitter go over her video and explain what was happening. It looks to me like Rachel made knit "fabric" with her machine, then used sewing techniques to put her top together, as if it were woven fabric. That's why she put the darts in there. That's what you'd do if you were making it out of cotton, linen, wool, etc. I hope she plays around with the machine and learns more about how knitting works because it looks fun and she could make some cool stuff. Maybe she'll see this video and reach out for help!
I was friends in grade school through high school with a family of many, many kids, and their Mom had a knitting machine and a small business making hats. She taught us how to use the machine (in a very limited way, mostly moving the carriage back and forth) and every morning before school, we'd sit in her knitting room and slide the carriage on whatever projects she was working on. It was later on that I realized she was running a teeny tiny sweatshop for just a couple of hours a month, really, but it was lots of fun.
I've been watching Rachel's channel for a while now, and im glad this video showed up in my recommendeds! I'm a hand-knitter but these knitting machines look fascinating and I'm looking forward to learning more.
Seeing this video was so great cuz Rachel has the same machine and version I do a KnitKing Knitmaster 4500 - mine's from 1957!! I had the same struggles as Rachel did, but I've made 2 t-shirts and a shawl and I totally love machine knitting!
Also, my jaw dropped when you showed that invisible way of connecting the edges, and i called my daughter to show her the magic trick, we are both amazed :D
Nice video, very informative. This video of hers gave me flashbacks to when she was just starting to sew and all the sewers were cringing a bit and offering advice and encouragement. I think the piecing and functional buttons gave a different impression than the top you made, and it was kinda cool to see the differences of the two approaches side by side.
this was such a lovely, informative, and kind video!! i hope rachel sees this and i hope she will also share more knitting adventures on her channel in the future too!
You mentioned sewing machine buttonholes and possible darts. Back around the late 1980s, early 1990s people were knitting rectangular blocks of fabric (blanks) and “marking the shaping into the fabric and using sewing machines to construct garments. I was to scared to accidentally miss securing a loop of yarn and having a run in the knit to try this technique. The technique could be explored for fun.
I'm so glad this came up in my feed. I had questions lots and lots of questions as I watched Rachel's video. Thanks for answering them. It's good to know that if I ever pull out my inherited machine that there is info on RUclips You also answered questions about machine knitting that I didn't know I had. Thank you!
Oh this was so fun! It was so interesting to see how it "should" be done after seeing Rachel using her machine. Glad to have found your channel! I swear it was sorcery when you sewed the seem and then THERE WAS NO SEEM!👏👏
Rachel is one of my very favorites! That being said, she definitely needed some help with her knitting machine. The final project turned out way better than I had anticipated, but there were definitely some issues. I love that she just jumps right in and doesn’t give up! I love your pink sweater and obviously there were no hiccups with yours. I hope Rachel sees this video! Maybe she’ll contact you for help! 🤗
This is so cool! Your machine definitely has more pieces, but it's amazing how much easier it looks to use! It seems like what might be the yarn feeder is a lifesaver. Now my curious mind must go see more!
I am also a big Rachel Maksy fan and watched the original video when it came out. U have never machine knitted but i was rooting for her throughout her process of making the tbe top. Honestly i wouldnt have had the parience to persevere throughout all the machine frustrations. Now, with that said, your reaction was very informative and hopefully will not only guide Rachel on to making more of her own knitted pieces, but inspire others as well. By the way, that pink looks great on you!
I'm so glad this video appeared in my feed! I have been wanting to get into machine knitting, but was intimidated that I didn't have enough knitting background. Rachel's video convinced me that it was doable and your channel gives good info on how to go about it! :)
I just received from my grandma a 50ish year old Brother machine without manual, luckily without rust. This video was very helpful, I learned some by you analyzing the other video. Thanks to both of you!!
I have one, its amazing. Best sock machine in my opinion. I love laying the yarn on the needles and pushing the carriage across. very meditative. the sinker are great, no weights. I love hands on machines, I weave, spin and simple is elegant for me. glad I found you both.
Love both of your videos! I just picked up a bond Ultimate knitting machine with the extension, for super cheap, $50. So after the holidays I will spend time with her.
Rachel: I'm sure I'm gonna do a bunch of things wrong here You: so I am being polite here, as a matter of interest this is what she did wrong Some people: thank you so much i was tearing my hair out watching her Some people to some other people: God if you don't like it don't watch it's for ENTERTAINMENT ONLY smh stop being so petty It's literally okay to be wrong and it is also okay to be corrected.
Loved this! (Found your channel from the Rachel Maksy video.) I knit by hand so I didn't know much about machine knitting before watching. Your video was a fun intro to the process. :) Looking forward to watching more of your content.
I am really glad youtube recomended this video to me. I am a regular Rachel Maksy watcher but I also aqquiered a vintage standard guage flatbed machine in January. (it's a Empisal Kh 820, which I THINK is how brother machines were badged here in Australia at the time). I am very excited to watch all of your videos and tutorials, I've sucessfuly made two pairs of socks but i''ve been afraid to try anything bigger though I really want to!
I started with similar machine as Rachel's, but I've been taught all basics prior and had supervision while I practiced basic operations. Seeing someone going in blind into unknown and figuring things out is really amazing.
I thought Rachel was great to be able to actually make a thing on her first try. I did cringe several times, though, and I am a newbie to machine knitting. Your top turned out very well but we knew it would with your knit knowledge.
I found your channel because of Rachel, and I'm glad I did simpler to see you do the kitchner (sp?) stitch. I've tried it before and it looked like a hot mess. I didn't realize the point was to do it on an unfinished edge and to pull off the extra yarn!
I watched the Rachel Maksy video and winced through a lot of it. But I hope she produces more knitting machine content. I just got an LK-150 and I love it. I hope more people take up machine knitting.
Some of the best LK150 tutorials can be found on RUclips: 1. Anna Haferman - ruclips.net/video/g0s4TWi0DGM/видео.html 2. Sally Butcher - ruclips.net/video/aCljeIpsTk0/видео.html 3. Girly Knits - ruclips.net/video/ZMonuoli2KA/видео.html 4. Creative Tien - ruclips.net/video/RHndgOxUbW0/видео.html
Loved seeing the use of a knitting machine! I never even knew they existed until Rachel's video so it was awesome to see a newer one being used properly. Appreciate yhe video!
I agree there is DEFINITELY a learning curve in machine knitting. Diana Sullivan's tutorials on learning to machine knit are some of the best vids to learn how to properly use a flatbed knitting machine. I am partial to my Brother KH260/LK150/Brother 350/Bond Elite (with extensions).
Thanks for posting this. I’m a machine knitter, and when the Rachel Maksey video came up in my feed, and I was hesitant to watch it. But then your video popped up, and it gave me the chance to watch it with another machine knitter. Yay!
This was so fun! I've never used a knitting machine, and I've only watched videos of people using them a handful of times, so I was super curious about how they worked and how close Rachel was to getting it right. Love, love, love Rachel, and I love that her video has recommended me a new rabbit hole to jump down!
This was useful to come across for me. I've been watching Rachel's videos for years and seeing how cute the crop top was made me buy wool and some needles last week and start making one for myself by hand. Haven't knitted for about 19 years when my mum and nana taught me when I was a kid. You brought up points that I was wondering like if she had darts, the stretch of the wool. You've given me some good tips to keep in mind while I go through the process. So far in a week I have 10 cm in length for the 30 cm width back piece. I was thinking I'd be stitching a few panels together to make it work. Not sure if I'll go fake buttons over an enclosed top or keep it open and use buttons. At least I've got a few months to figure it out.
I have a knitting machine from England in the 80’s. I’ve had it out and watched the VHS( thankful I still can view it. As soon as I find a place for it I hope to use it.
"that's just the rules of youtube." Exactly. Here, have an "engagement." I look forward to seeing what knitting videos will be in my recommended list going forward.
I saw a video forever ago by the creator Engineering Knits, where she 3-D printed and assembled a circular sock machine. Ever since then, I’ve been dying to try something like that myself!! Watching Rachel’s video and now this one too has gotten me interested all over again :)
This was so so interesting to me! I loved Rachel's video and I loved learning more about the machines from you ❤ thank you from someone who tried hand knitting and then KniftyKnitters 😂
I saw one of YOUR initial machine vids first, then saw hers and was sooo excited for her!! Then now im seeing this and realizing how much i so seriously do not know!! 😅😅😅😅😅 i hope she sees ur video!!
as someone who has both constructed fabric garments, like Rachel, and I have hand knit garments so understood your knitting references, , it was fun watching each transfer their expertise to the same type garment. And yes, Rachel would not hesitate to shove it under the machine needle to made darts! LOL At least that's what if feels like out here watching her.
My mom had a knitting machine when I was young, and I used to watch her knit on it. I keep thinking I should check and see if Mom still has her machine and if she'd loan it to me to try out. I have to admit, it was much more peaceful watching your project come together than Rachel's, though I did appreciate Rachel's grit and sticking with the project to the end. I fear my own trial would not be as good as either your project or Rachel's.
Thank you for sharing your knowledge! I know hand knitting and not machine knitting, so I could see some of the issues Rachel was having but didn't know why all of them were happening. I would love to get a machine one day and am so glad to know there are so many online resources for them.
Thank you for the video! After watching Rachel's (very entertaining and inspiring) video I was craving for more information on how to use a knitting machine with less struggle.
Thank goodness someone else had the same reaction as me! I was definitely screaming incoherently at the rusty needles and how much maintenance it needed!
The worst thing ever --> WD-40. I worked in a clock repair shop for many years. The amount of brass clock movements covered in that goop was insane. People squirted a few sprays in there, and assumed all manner of things would be well. They actually just ensured that their movements would go in the garbage, unless it was a rare and special piece. We couldn't even chance putting them in the ultrasonic tank to clean them, as that stuff contaminates everything it touches.... sigh...
Hello. This was a fun video. I have my mom's knitting machines: an e6000 passap, an electronic brother, and a sweater machine. I also have one other older machine. I don't use them as much as I should. I think that I have about a 100 or so of her magazines. (Since she died in 1996, some of them are dated.) I found your exploratory video inspiring. There are so many things these magazines have. So much can be done on the knitting machine. One of the patterns I have, the designer knitted a strip of fabric, blocked it, and cut out a sewing pattern. I believe a knit was called for in the pattern. I found this technique inspiring. (I find there is too much waste of the yarn considering the price of yarn. My option is to knit pieces more closely fitting the pattern pieces and then cut them out with minimal waste.)
Steadfast Rachel floor troll here. I'm going to give her the link to your vid as I think she'll find it helpful if she decides to use her Gram's machine again. I love your vest and think the pink is gorgeous on you. Well done.
I’m a crocheted and I’m taking a second attempt at knitting but I’ve just recently discovered knitting machines and I’m very intrigued. I think I’ll be looking into where to find one
What was the manual site you mentioned? BTW~ the thought that this was a 1956 Brother just blows my mind! Glad I found you via Rachel's original post! I was going through making sure I hadn't missed any of hers and BAM~ I had! It made my day and so did your reply TY for all the info...now to binge you! Have a fab Labor day weekend!
I absolutely love Rachel. No matter what she is doing. She is so much fun. I'm not sure or her knittingwork stretched, lol, I think it was pretty solid. ❤
As many people here I'm here because I'm Rachel's fan and your video popped-up in my recommendations, so apologies that I don't know anything about you, I mean, I don't know if cosplay is your thing or not, but boy oh boy you have a perfect face features to cosplay any character played by Sigourney Weaver. As much as I am impressed by people like Rachel who can transform their face with makeup, seeing a person who is blessed with a premade cosplay-ready face, is always fun 😁
I'll be honest, google is absolutely useless for a beginner looking up knitting machines. It wants you to be interested in a sentro or you are getting a manual for a machine, and most manuals assume you are hands on with the device. These videos are very helpful, and yet I found Maksy's video first and even though I have been searching for videos, this video (and none of your others) came up only today.
WOW!!! GOT A KnitKing IV with everything for my wife in the 1990s. Put it away when our landscape business took off. Now it is out and I cannot believe all the info. The sponge bar was the first to replace it. No WD40! This channel is a riot! Our floppy disk doesn't work. Replaced the drive belt but #%$^&!.
I was a machine knitter for many years. I had 3 Brother machines. I had an electronic, a standard punch card, and one that converted from standard to bulky. I did some production knitting and when I wasn't doing that, I made garments.
I would love to see how Rachel responds to this video if only so that maybe it can encourage her to keep trying (without wrecking the machine of course)
Some of y'all are asking about my shirt. It's one of the Mood free patterns: www.moodfabrics.com/blog/the-caraway-blouse-free-sewing-pattern/
Oh, and "shoving it in a sewing machine" is VERY much Rachel's style and method, and I'm pretty sure she'd freely admit that haha
Exactly!
Yea shoving it in a sewing machine sounds very likely.
I love Rachel's video because to me it is exactly how someone would attempt to teach themselves how to use a machine they found with no background of how it works or how to take care of it.
Honestly she made more progress in her video than I made in the first several weeks of owning my machine!
Rachel Maksey stresses that nowhere is she a professional at the beginning of her videos and she's there for entertainment. I'm a regular follower and find absolute joy watching her biweekly. I hope Rachel Maksey will use your video as a guide and a teaching tool for future projects. Beautiful mistakes are perfection.
@Skipperoni yup. Total knitting machine snob. For Pete's sake.
@Skipperoni she didn't give advice??? Did we watch the same video. Besides it's a reaction video.
The creator did give pointers just no demo. She may have been a bit blunt but she's right wd-40 and rust will ruin your project, but hey, if you waited for everything to be perfect you'd never get anything done. Rachel is a jack of all trades, half the fun is watching her jump in and the chaos unfold as she figures something out. I'd say the creator here wasn't problematic, however some of the commentators have totally forgotten they too were once beginners and don't have the benefit of a video to document the learning process. In a year or two when she's refined her knowledge and is cranking out pieces of art, she can look back and laugh at her mistakes.
I don't understand how a youtube "creator" can't just be content to post THEIR OWN content but have to critique (not nicely) someone else's work. Get a life.
@Skipperoni I don't think we saw the same video.
I love Rachel, sure she could have just googled the info or watched a video but I feel like it would lose the experience of learning something that you’ve never done before from just the instruction manual like our grandparents had to do if they didn’t have prior experience or teaching. The feeling of satisfaction and accomplishment of figuring something out like that is unmatched. Luckily if Rachel wants to continue working on her knitting machine she could come and watch this😊
The machine she inherited from her grandmother is a knitmaster 4500. It is a mid-gauge and has no sponge....has sinkers with hooks on them that hold the material down as it comes off the hooks; thus does not require weights either. I love this machine and use it mostly for machine knit socks. Your video is excellent...thank you for reviewing her first attempt on a KM.
A niche channel about garment creation using vintage techniques? Sign me up! I'm glad you did this awesome response video in a way that didn't tear down a fellow creator. I cringe sometimes at a few of her sewing habits/techniques, but she certainly produces more finished garments than I do!!! Rachel's chaotic energy is infectious and helps a lot of people try things that they're scared of. She isn't a master of any craft, but her greatness is in her enthusiasm and willingness to jump in and just try. She's my guru of conquering anxiety and crippling perfectionism.
That's why I love to watch Rachel, her enthusiasm and will to try are infectious. However as a professional seamstress I do hope that anyone who takes on sewing, including Rachel, would improve over time, so that they would experience joy of learning more and therefore get better made and better fitting garments over time. I do understand that personality affects on how we work, but even chaotic methods shouldn't prevent improvement. Sometimes it is good to understand that to thrive, we might also have to learn out of some of the bad habbits 😊
Amen to that. I have yet to get at my fabric stash from fear of messing it up
As a traditional knitter, machines are nothing short of magic to me! I'm glad the algorithm sent me to you from Rachel's channel--it's really fascinating to see these machines working the way they're intended to.
Her channel is lots of different creations. She’s into cosplay & I’d be surprised if she ever knits with that machine again.
The machine she got from her grandmother's estate is a Knitmaster 4500; it's a mid-gauge and has no sponge....the sinker hooks hold the material down as it comes off the hooks so weights are not necessary.. I love using this machine and make almost all my socks on it. Thanks for reviewing her video.
Oh yay! I’m glad you did a reaction to Rachel’s video. No one in my circle could fully understand my excitement when her video posted or had the empathy of seeing that carriage stick across the needles like that. 😂 Or the shock that she was able to get the wool-ease to work! Like there should’ve been no way. I think with just how dense that fabric was, the sewn darts and buttons will work fine despite any stretch that might happen.
Coincidentally her video posted the evening I had finally cleaned up a carriage from a 940 that I recently acquired and I was riding that high while watching.
Your version of the top came out cute! I bet a faux-button band could also be done by extending the panel about an inch, folding it under to create a hem, and then attach it to the start.
I think you did a good thing. Rachel tries stuff and then you guys with a bit more skill can pick up the slack for those of us who are interested. I love that you didn't blast her for her mistakes and were kind about the whole thing. This was my first video of yours that I watched and I enjoyed it a lot. Thanks.
This was absolutely wonderful! I had never seen a knitting machine before seeing Rachel’s video, so watching this was genuinely fascinating. Thanks for doing this! I’m so glad the algorithm recommended this.
My late grandma knitted for a living her whole life. She always had stacks of plastic yarn cones all over her knitting room. Just hearing the sound of your knitting machine makes me so emotional. It takes me right back to watching her knit while listening to AM radio. Thanks for the memories🥲
I’m so happy to see this video! Her video was fun and I’m so glad she came out with a result she liked, but man did I want to help her out on how to use the machine!
Thanks for this video! It's interesting to see a more experienced machine knitter go over her video and explain what was happening. It looks to me like Rachel made knit "fabric" with her machine, then used sewing techniques to put her top together, as if it were woven fabric. That's why she put the darts in there. That's what you'd do if you were making it out of cotton, linen, wool, etc. I hope she plays around with the machine and learns more about how knitting works because it looks fun and she could make some cool stuff. Maybe she'll see this video and reach out for help!
I was friends in grade school through high school with a family of many, many kids, and their Mom had a knitting machine and a small business making hats. She taught us how to use the machine (in a very limited way, mostly moving the carriage back and forth) and every morning before school, we'd sit in her knitting room and slide the carriage on whatever projects she was working on. It was later on that I realized she was running a teeny tiny sweatshop for just a couple of hours a month, really, but it was lots of fun.
I've been watching Rachel's channel for a while now, and im glad this video showed up in my recommendeds! I'm a hand-knitter but these knitting machines look fascinating and I'm looking forward to learning more.
Seeing this video was so great cuz Rachel has the same machine and version I do a KnitKing Knitmaster 4500 - mine's from 1957!! I had the same struggles as Rachel did, but I've made 2 t-shirts and a shawl and I totally love machine knitting!
I love the finished look of your piece in comparison but I’m also a fan of the ‘fly by the seat of your pants’ of Rachel’s piece!
I appreciate how polite and respectful your explanations are! Thank you for this video, ive been wanting to start using a machine like this
Thanks for posting this! I liked watching someone with actual knowledge talk about the machine she was using.
Also, my jaw dropped when you showed that invisible way of connecting the edges, and i called my daughter to show her the magic trick, we are both amazed :D
Nice video, very informative. This video of hers gave me flashbacks to when she was just starting to sew and all the sewers were cringing a bit and offering advice and encouragement. I think the piecing and functional buttons gave a different impression than the top you made, and it was kinda cool to see the differences of the two approaches side by side.
this was such a lovely, informative, and kind video!! i hope rachel sees this and i hope she will also share more knitting adventures on her channel in the future too!
You mentioned sewing machine buttonholes and possible darts. Back around the late 1980s, early 1990s people were knitting rectangular blocks of fabric (blanks) and “marking the shaping into the fabric and using sewing machines to construct garments. I was to scared to accidentally miss securing a loop of yarn and having a run in the knit to try this technique. The technique could be explored for fun.
I'm so glad this came up in my feed. I had questions lots and lots of questions as I watched Rachel's video. Thanks for answering them. It's good to know that if I ever pull out my inherited machine that there is info on RUclips
You also answered questions about machine knitting that I didn't know I had. Thank you!
PS the cycling sweater is stunning! I will definitely be checking that one out!
Oh this was so fun! It was so interesting to see how it "should" be done after seeing Rachel using her machine. Glad to have found your channel! I swear it was sorcery when you sewed the seem and then THERE WAS NO SEEM!👏👏
Rachel is one of my very favorites! That being said, she definitely needed some help with her knitting machine. The final project turned out way better than I had anticipated, but there were definitely some issues. I love that she just jumps right in and doesn’t give up! I love your pink sweater and obviously there were no hiccups with yours. I hope Rachel sees this video! Maybe she’ll contact you for help! 🤗
This is so cool! Your machine definitely has more pieces, but it's amazing how much easier it looks to use! It seems like what might be the yarn feeder is a lifesaver. Now my curious mind must go see more!
Thanks for doing this! Rachel’s video was fun and your video explained all the aaargh moments! I learned from both videos!
I was really eager to see the reaction of an experienced machine knitter. Thank you for this!
Wow so cool. I'm a big fan of Rachel's and remember that adventure. Was super willing to check out your video to see your response.
I am also a big Rachel Maksy fan and watched the original video when it came out. U have never machine knitted but i was rooting for her throughout her process of making the tbe top. Honestly i wouldnt have had the parience to persevere throughout all the machine frustrations. Now, with that said, your reaction was very informative and hopefully will not only guide Rachel on to making more of her own knitted pieces, but inspire others as well. By the way, that pink looks great on you!
Rachel is one of my very favourite RUclipsrs. She is amazing. This is a great tribute to her inspirational work. She's great. Thank you xxx
I'm so glad this video appeared in my feed! I have been wanting to get into machine knitting, but was intimidated that I didn't have enough knitting background. Rachel's video convinced me that it was doable and your channel gives good info on how to go about it! :)
I just received from my grandma a 50ish year old Brother machine without manual, luckily without rust. This video was very helpful, I learned some by you analyzing the other video. Thanks to both of you!!
I have one, its amazing. Best sock machine in my opinion. I love laying the yarn on the needles and pushing the carriage across. very meditative. the sinker are great, no weights. I love hands on machines, I weave, spin and simple is elegant for me. glad I found you both.
Love both of your videos! I just picked up a bond Ultimate knitting machine with the extension, for super cheap, $50. So after the holidays I will spend time with her.
I LOVE the way you use your hands to express yourself when you’re talking. It gives me major Disney princess vibes and I am here for it lol! ❤
Rachel: I'm sure I'm gonna do a bunch of things wrong here
You: so I am being polite here, as a matter of interest this is what she did wrong
Some people: thank you so much i was tearing my hair out watching her
Some people to some other people: God if you don't like it don't watch it's for ENTERTAINMENT ONLY smh stop being so petty
It's literally okay to be wrong and it is also okay to be corrected.
Loved this! (Found your channel from the Rachel Maksy video.) I knit by hand so I didn't know much about machine knitting before watching. Your video was a fun intro to the process. :) Looking forward to watching more of your content.
I am really glad youtube recomended this video to me. I am a regular Rachel Maksy watcher but I also aqquiered a vintage standard guage flatbed machine in January. (it's a Empisal Kh 820, which I THINK is how brother machines were badged here in Australia at the time). I am very excited to watch all of your videos and tutorials, I've sucessfuly made two pairs of socks but i''ve been afraid to try anything bigger though I really want to!
I started with similar machine as Rachel's, but I've been taught all basics prior and had supervision while I practiced basic operations.
Seeing someone going in blind into unknown and figuring things out is really amazing.
How fun to watch you analyze Rachel Macksy's video!
came here from rachels vid. so interesting even tho i dont knit. u have gained a sub!
I thought Rachel was great to be able to actually make a thing on her first try. I did cringe several times, though, and I am a newbie to machine knitting. Your top turned out very well but we knew it would with your knit knowledge.
I appreciate the more expert take on the knitting machine project! I used to knit by hand and honestly this seems like tons of fun
Your Victorian cycling sweater is GORGEOUS!!!
I found your channel because of Rachel, and I'm glad I did simpler to see you do the kitchner (sp?) stitch. I've tried it before and it looked like a hot mess. I didn't realize the point was to do it on an unfinished edge and to pull off the extra yarn!
I'm so glad you made a more detailed look at Rachel's machine and how to do her final piece! Thank you for sharing
I watched the Rachel Maksy video and winced through a lot of it. But I hope she produces more knitting machine content. I just got an LK-150 and I love it. I hope more people take up machine knitting.
Some of the best LK150 tutorials can be found on RUclips:
1. Anna Haferman - ruclips.net/video/g0s4TWi0DGM/видео.html
2. Sally Butcher - ruclips.net/video/aCljeIpsTk0/видео.html
3. Girly Knits - ruclips.net/video/ZMonuoli2KA/видео.html
4. Creative Tien - ruclips.net/video/RHndgOxUbW0/видео.html
I wouldn't call that "real" knitting machine content. It seemed like more of a parody.
Also… I think that the density of her fabric made a big difference in the final result. It almost seems felted.
im picking up my first knitting machine on Wednesday and im so excited!!!
Loved seeing the use of a knitting machine! I never even knew they existed until Rachel's video so it was awesome to see a newer one being used properly. Appreciate yhe video!
I agree there is DEFINITELY a learning curve in machine knitting. Diana Sullivan's tutorials on learning
to machine knit are some of the best vids to learn how to properly use a flatbed knitting machine. I am
partial to my Brother KH260/LK150/Brother 350/Bond Elite (with extensions).
Thanks for posting this. I’m a machine knitter, and when the Rachel Maksey video came up in my feed, and I was hesitant to watch it. But then your video popped up, and it gave me the chance to watch it with another machine knitter. Yay!
I love your top, also great to see Rachel sewing with her own knitted fabric
This was so fun! I've never used a knitting machine, and I've only watched videos of people using them a handful of times, so I was super curious about how they worked and how close Rachel was to getting it right. Love, love, love Rachel, and I love that her video has recommended me a new rabbit hole to jump down!
This was useful to come across for me. I've been watching Rachel's videos for years and seeing how cute the crop top was made me buy wool and some needles last week and start making one for myself by hand. Haven't knitted for about 19 years when my mum and nana taught me when I was a kid. You brought up points that I was wondering like if she had darts, the stretch of the wool. You've given me some good tips to keep in mind while I go through the process. So far in a week I have 10 cm in length for the 30 cm width back piece. I was thinking I'd be stitching a few panels together to make it work. Not sure if I'll go fake buttons over an enclosed top or keep it open and use buttons. At least I've got a few months to figure it out.
I hope she watches this! I was commenting about the sponge bar and rusty needles when she first posted
I am so excited to find your channel! I inherited 2 knitting machines that I’ve never been able to figure out! I have hope now
I have a knitting machine from England in the 80’s. I’ve had it out and watched the VHS( thankful I still can view it. As soon as I find a place for it I hope to use it.
"that's just the rules of youtube." Exactly. Here, have an "engagement." I look forward to seeing what knitting videos will be in my recommended list going forward.
I saw a video forever ago by the creator Engineering Knits, where she 3-D printed and assembled a circular sock machine. Ever since then, I’ve been dying to try something like that myself!! Watching Rachel’s video and now this one too has gotten me interested all over again :)
I would love to see you collaborate with rachel maksy or JillianEve!!! You all have such amazing personalities that are so fun to watch!
Fascinating. I love Rachel. Glad I found your channel!
i love that you are working at the intersection of open source software and knitting!
This was so so interesting to me! I loved Rachel's video and I loved learning more about the machines from you ❤ thank you from someone who tried hand knitting and then KniftyKnitters 😂
Thank you, this encourage me to try out my very old knitting machine the mother of my friend gave me.
This is super helpful after wanting to hunt for an old knitting machine while thrifting after seeing Rachel’s video, I, glad I found your video!
I saw one of YOUR initial machine vids first, then saw hers and was sooo excited for her!! Then now im seeing this and realizing how much i so seriously do not know!! 😅😅😅😅😅 i hope she sees ur video!!
as someone who has both constructed fabric garments, like Rachel, and I have hand knit garments so understood your knitting references, , it was fun watching each transfer their expertise to the same type garment. And yes, Rachel would not hesitate to shove it under the machine needle to made darts! LOL At least that's what if feels like out here watching her.
My mom had a knitting machine when I was young, and I used to watch her knit on it. I keep thinking I should check and see if Mom still has her machine and if she'd loan it to me to try out.
I have to admit, it was much more peaceful watching your project come together than Rachel's, though I did appreciate Rachel's grit and sticking with the project to the end. I fear my own trial would not be as good as either your project or Rachel's.
Be nice to Rachel please, we love her and she must be protected. 🥺
I learnt a lot from your film
Thanks!
Yes !!! So hope more people will start knitting in Canada so that more cone yarn will be made available and more replacement parts and accessories…
I have this machine… as well as a few others. I love it
Thank you for sharing your knowledge! I know hand knitting and not machine knitting, so I could see some of the issues Rachel was having but didn't know why all of them were happening. I would love to get a machine one day and am so glad to know there are so many online resources for them.
Thank you for the video! After watching Rachel's (very entertaining and inspiring) video I was craving for more information on how to use a knitting machine with less struggle.
Thank goodness someone else had the same reaction as me! I was definitely screaming incoherently at the rusty needles and how much maintenance it needed!
The worst thing ever --> WD-40. I worked in a clock repair shop for many years. The amount of brass clock movements covered in that goop was insane. People squirted a few sprays in there, and assumed all manner of things would be well. They actually just ensured that their movements would go in the garbage, unless it was a rare and special piece. We couldn't even chance putting them in the ultrasonic tank to clean them, as that stuff contaminates everything it touches.... sigh...
WD40's AD team really Won, got most convinced it's the Handyman's Miracle Drug.
Bright pink is 100% your color. It brightens your skin.
Hello. This was a fun video. I have my mom's knitting machines: an e6000 passap, an electronic brother, and a sweater machine. I also have one other older machine. I don't use them as much as I should. I think that I have about a 100 or so of her magazines. (Since she died in 1996, some of them are dated.) I found your exploratory video inspiring. There are so many things these magazines have. So much can be done on the knitting machine.
One of the patterns I have, the designer knitted a strip of fabric, blocked it, and cut out a sewing pattern. I believe a knit was called for in the pattern. I found this technique inspiring. (I find there is too much waste of the yarn considering the price of yarn. My option is to knit pieces more closely fitting the pattern pieces and then cut them out with minimal waste.)
Steadfast Rachel floor troll here. I'm going to give her the link to your vid as I think she'll find it helpful if she decides to use her Gram's machine again. I love your vest and think the pink is gorgeous on you. Well done.
I’m a crocheted and I’m taking a second attempt at knitting but I’ve just recently discovered knitting machines and I’m very intrigued. I think I’ll be looking into where to find one
This is fantastic, thank you for doing this video.
What was the manual site you mentioned? BTW~ the thought that this was a 1956 Brother just blows my mind! Glad I found you via Rachel's original post! I was going through making sure I hadn't missed any of hers and BAM~ I had! It made my day and so did your reply TY for all the info...now to binge you! Have a fab Labor day weekend!
This all seems like mechanical magic to someone who knows nothing of what you are using and what your are making with it. I love it for some reason!
I honestly like the straps and real closure on rachels but your seams are chefs kiss
I absolutely love Rachel. No matter what she is doing. She is so much fun. I'm not sure or her knittingwork stretched, lol, I think it was pretty solid. ❤
this was the video I wanted, thank you
As many people here I'm here because I'm Rachel's fan and your video popped-up in my recommendations, so apologies that I don't know anything about you, I mean, I don't know if cosplay is your thing or not, but boy oh boy you have a perfect face features to cosplay any character played by Sigourney Weaver. As much as I am impressed by people like Rachel who can transform their face with makeup, seeing a person who is blessed with a premade cosplay-ready face, is always fun 😁
I was thinking about making that Edwardian sweater on anitting machine too! So cool that you already did it!!
Now I really want a machine, I was considering getting one for ages 😄
I'll be honest, google is absolutely useless for a beginner looking up knitting machines. It wants you to be interested in a sentro or you are getting a manual for a machine, and most manuals assume you are hands on with the device. These videos are very helpful, and yet I found Maksy's video first and even though I have been searching for videos, this video (and none of your others) came up only today.
meu coração doeu quando ela forçou a maquina.
WOW!!! GOT A KnitKing IV with everything for my wife in the 1990s. Put it away when our landscape business took off. Now it is out and I cannot believe all the info. The sponge bar was the first to replace it. No WD40! This channel is a riot! Our floppy disk doesn't work. Replaced the drive belt but #%$^&!.
I was a machine knitter for many years. I had 3 Brother machines. I had an electronic, a standard punch card, and one that converted from standard to bulky. I did some production knitting and when I wasn't doing that, I made garments.
I would love to see how Rachel responds to this video if only so that maybe it can encourage her to keep trying (without wrecking the machine of course)