pedal powered un knitting machine by imogen hedges

‘pedal powered un-knitting machine’ by imogen hedges

built around an old bicycle frame, london-based designer imogen hedges has developed a ‘pedal powered un-knitting machine’, that unravels unwanted sweaters into wool. through the use of a series of components, the contraption reclaims the yarn, where atthe same time, straightens kinks by passing it through the stream of a kettle. after the garment has been fully disassembled, the by-product is then rewound into a ball by using a hand-cranked spindle.

‘pedal powered un-knitting machine’ video courtesy of rachel mccloskey

the system in action

hand-cranked re-winding process

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