OUR KNITTING MACHINE HAS ARRIVED!

3D knitting is a new and exciting method of soft goods prototyping. Similar to 3D printing for various plastics, 3D knit product development uses layers of connecting loops of yarn to create a textile product by controlling the fabric geometry. The yarn loops around individual latch hook needles while new layers of yarn are added with each pass of the machine. This allows us to create an intricately detailed 3D shape within a design, providing isolated individual performance features through stitches and yarn that conventional knitting methods cannot provide.

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BENEFITS OF DIGITAL KNITTING

The product is designed to be knit to the exact shape and size you desire, which offers little to no wastage fabric when prototyping. This helps reduce prototyping and production costs.

Automated knitting does not have any human handling because of its digital format and each prototype will be exactly the same.

Cut and sewn products involve piecework and a lot of human handling to construct the product. This can increase the cost of production and create variation in each prototype.

Digital knitting decreases cost by automation, reduction of waste, improved accuracy and efficient manufacturing.

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STEPHANNIE KIA

Soft Goods Designer

Stephannie Kia is a degreed fashion designer, specializing in soft goods design and development. She has diverse experience in pattern-making, cut-and-sew techniques, digital knitting, and the creation of final tech packages. Her extensive textile knowledge stems from experience in retail fashion, which she is bringing to help transform and improve products in the medical industry. Utilizing her skills in technical design, illustration, CAD, construction, and fit, Stephanie integrates the soft goods process from concept and design to prototype testing and final hand-off to manufacturing.