To put clothes on their characters, computer graphic artists usually simulate cloth by creating a thin sheet, then adding some sort of texture. But that doesn't work for cable-knit sweaters. To make ...

It turns out a knitting machine can work a bit like a 3-D printer. Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University's Textiles Lab have created an algorithm that translates 3-D shapes in computer models into ...

Hoping for better brain health in old age? It might be time to learn to paint, knit or code. A study in Neurology finds people who enjoy artistic pursuits, crafting, socializing, or using computers ...

At last, a use for that industrial knitting machine you bought at a yard sale! Carnegie Mellon researchers have created a method that generates knitting patterns for arbitrary 3D shapes, opening the ...

Artist [Petros Vrellis] has done something that we’ve never seen before: his piece “A New Way to Knit” lives up to its name. What he’s done is to take the traditional circular loom, some black thread, ...

Join our daily and weekly newsletters for the latest updates and exclusive content on industry-leading AI coverage. Learn More Who knew modern knitting machines could be so complicated? The type of ...

STOPPING BY THE Savage Senior Center these days is an experience in variety. There are seniors participating in traditional activities, such as knitting, and others signed on to the Internet. For ...

Tech-savvy older people are helping ward of dementia, a new study suggests Credit: Photo: ALAMY Older people hoping to hang on to their memory and thinking skills in later life should pack away their ...

The Thompson Recreation Commission is offering several fall classes for adults. Advanced knitting will meet Oct. 17, 24, 31 and Nov. 7. The cost is $20 for Thompson residents and $23 for nonresidents.