I was re-reading "Zero to Maker" by David Lang. At the bottom of page 31, he suggests, in italics, to build a knowledge map for your subject of interest. Since it was in italics, I thought I had better pay attention. So, here's my attempt to build a knowledge map of people who are hacking home use knitting machines.
Becky Stern with Limor Fried
Description: Hacked the KH-930e with Adafruit to emulate the Brother (Tandy) floppy drive
Location:
Timeline: 2009 and 2010 articles in Make magazine
References: You Tube Video Step by Step Tutorial Blog post Makezine article 2009 QR code scarf
Steve Conklin
Description: Participated in hacking the original FB-30, wrote original disk emulator. Chronicles the history of the hacks in his own "resource map" in the presentation.
Location: NYC?
Timeline: Pre-2009
References: YouTube presentation Presentation (takes a minute to load)
Description: Participated in hacking the original FB-30, wrote original disk emulator. Chronicles the history of the hacks in his own "resource map" in the presentation.
Location: NYC?
Timeline: Pre-2009
References: YouTube presentation Presentation (takes a minute to load)
Knitic - Varvara Guljajeva and Mar Culet
Description: Open Source Hardware (Arduino) and software (Knitic) to control a KH-930
Location: Barcelona
Timeline: 2012 web site- 2013 Published in Digital Humanities
References: You Tube video Digital Humanities Article GitHub
Circular Knitic - Varvara Guljajeva and Mar Culet
Description: 3-D printed circular Knitting Machine (hat size)
Location: Barcelona
Timeline: 2013 - You Tube
References Web site
IMG2TRK - Davi Post (DaviWorks Software)
Description: Inspired by Becky Stern Adafruit hack, software to emulate FB-100 disk drive. 60 stitch width patterning is free download, to use more needles must purchase.
Location: Madison Wisconsin
Timeline:
References: Ravelry Project Page Web site
AYAB - All Yarns are Beautiful
Description: Alternate hardware and software to control KH-910, KH-950, KH-930, and KH-940 knitting machines using computer using Arduino Uno or Mega and AYAB shield
Location: Munich, Germany
Timeline: December 2015, version 0.8 released
References:Web Site Ravelry Forum Vimeo video (English closed captions) Austin Steingrube YouTube Video
Chaos Computer Club
Description: Computer club - some members have interest in AYAB
Location: Munich Germany
Timeline:
References: Wiki
Evil Mad Scientist Lab
Description: Arduino Makers supplying (among other things) a hardware kit to replace separate Arduino board and AYAB
Location: Sunnyvale, CA
Timeline:
References: Online Store
Hanna Napier
Desciption: KH-950i retrofit with Arduino. Very nice block diagrams of KM schematics on her page.
Location: somewhere in the UK
Timeline: Feb 2015 web page update
References: Web Page
Machine Knitters Guild San Francisco Bay Area
Description: Group of Machine knitters, some of whom are working on bug fixes with Evil Mad Scientist and AYAB
Location: San Francisco
Timeline:
References: Website Makezine article
Claire Williams
Description: Author of a widely quoted tutorial
Location:
Timeline:
References: Blog post
Kniterate
Description: A flat-bed knitting machine that knits electronic designs
You Tube video demonstration Kickstarter Campaign
Lisa Lang
Description: Wearables designer using knitting machine
Location: Berlin
Timeline: May 2015 article on Arduino blog
References: Blog post
Victoria Majestix Imperia Pawlick
Description: Electronics and Textiles workshops hosted once a month
Location: Berlin
Timeline: 2014?
References: Blog Post
O Knit Me
Description: 3-D? Punchcard creation
Location: Somewhere in Italy?
Timeline: ?
References: website
Glitch Knit
Description: hacking a KH-970 to completely replace electronics.
Location: Japan
Timeline: ?
References: Article
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