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Plum Cottage Crafts was established in 1994. At that time, I was
making bead jewelry for sale at local craft shows. From that I
expanded into fiber arts and retired from doing craft shows in
2003.
Currently, I restore antique circular sock machines (CSMs),
make hand-turned socks on CSMs for sale, family and friends,
and machine knit on flatbed and double-bed machines.
I buy CSMs from time to time, and restore them for sale to
others who would like to knit socks in less time than it takes to
knit them by hand. The restored CSMs I sell are guaranteed to
be fully functional, and have been thoroughly tested by making
at least one pair of socks. Pictures are provided that
demonstrate how well the machine will perform.
What is 'restoration'? My dictionary has several definitions:
the one that most applies to my sock machine work is 'a putting
or bringing back into a former, normal, or unimpaired state or
condition'. In simple terms, I make sure a machine will leave my
shop in full and proper working condition and guarantee that it
will do so. I do not re-paint the machines, as I feel it takes away
from their historical integrity. This is also known as
'mechanical restoration'.
I offer unlimited technical and emotional support to
experienced and beginning knitters as they learn the skills
needed to make socks on their machines. I also offer classes in
using the sock machines.
Over the last several years, I have tried nearly every brand of
sock machine that was manufactured in the US and Canada
(and a few from England), keeping those on which I can make a
range of sized socks to fit almost any feet and selling other
working machines to buyers who want the assurance of being
able to make socks on a machine they know will work.
making bead jewelry for sale at local craft shows. From that I
expanded into fiber arts and retired from doing craft shows in
2003.
Currently, I restore antique circular sock machines (CSMs),
make hand-turned socks on CSMs for sale, family and friends,
and machine knit on flatbed and double-bed machines.
I buy CSMs from time to time, and restore them for sale to
others who would like to knit socks in less time than it takes to
knit them by hand. The restored CSMs I sell are guaranteed to
be fully functional, and have been thoroughly tested by making
at least one pair of socks. Pictures are provided that
demonstrate how well the machine will perform.
What is 'restoration'? My dictionary has several definitions:
the one that most applies to my sock machine work is 'a putting
or bringing back into a former, normal, or unimpaired state or
condition'. In simple terms, I make sure a machine will leave my
shop in full and proper working condition and guarantee that it
will do so. I do not re-paint the machines, as I feel it takes away
from their historical integrity. This is also known as
'mechanical restoration'.
I offer unlimited technical and emotional support to
experienced and beginning knitters as they learn the skills
needed to make socks on their machines. I also offer classes in
using the sock machines.
Over the last several years, I have tried nearly every brand of
sock machine that was manufactured in the US and Canada
(and a few from England), keeping those on which I can make a
range of sized socks to fit almost any feet and selling other
working machines to buyers who want the assurance of being
able to make socks on a machine they know will work.
The 'factory'
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