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Show Aliene's Knits features knitn i - Rcvicw-Wcdncs( pen dun es Knitting machines, repair, yarn . I ! i , .4. ' . ' j. . ' J. r . . - ,f y i , ... , -I. ; "VHM.-HaM V Aliene Lewis dfrnnnsti-at 0 . . v7 '"'''' k lJtaw r ne's Knits is now open to the Monday through Saturday, Pbl to 6 P-m. at 210 w- 900 it- If pleasant Grove. s; J. telephone number is 785- i:; Sl!Lned by Aliene Lewis, the shop i;; es in custom knitting, ipeCHne repairs, yarns and Aliene a5e new dealer in Utah County i8? Swiss made Passap Knit-(or Knit-(or j1jne ' ""Ihere are four different Passap " Jting Machines to choose from Jj, wide range of prices to fit most 'models available include the ftJdv asinglebed machine; Vario, wand just outbulky which can f die thick yarn as well as thin ! the Duomatic 80, a double u machine; and the new Elec-,njc Elec-,njc Machine E6000, a computer-i computer-i double bed machine which is (,e best on the market, according '"she explained that home ma-ijne ma-ijne knitting has been around for 1 years. They go back to when .ley were first invented by Pastor Jin Nottingham, England. Home machine knitting is the fastest growing textile art, Aliene noted. "Modern home knitting machines have done for the hand Initterand non-knitter what sew-0 sew-0 machines have done for sew- Aliene Lewis dfrnnnsti-at 0 . . , , - ,iJ Pleasant Grove ship computerized knitting machine which she sells in her ing," she explained. The difference, she added, is that a sewingmachine assembles fabric while a home knitting machine makes the fabric. Just what can you do with a knitting machine? For one, Aliene stated, you can knit and sew together to-gether a shell sweater in as little as three hours. Aliene teaches classes for the knitting machines. They also hold a knit club once a month for those who like to knit on their machines. Aliene was a nurse for 20 years before arthritis forced her to quit. She tried teaching herself to hand knit and then her husband asked her about getting a knitting machine. ma-chine. That was five years ago. Aliene said she enjoyed the knitting machine ma-chine so much, she decided to make it more than a hobby. Her knit shop is in her home. |
