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DIY Bicycle-Powered Machine Reclaims Yarn from Sweaters

DIY Bicycle-Powered Machine Reclaims Yarn from SweatersIf you're a knitter trying to stick to a budget you can build a relatively simple machine to reclaim yarn from sweaters using a bicycle wheel and chain and a tea kettle.

Design weblog PSFK showcases how Kingston University student Imogen Hedges created her "un-knitting machine" based on pedaling power from bicycles. The un-knitter sits in a chair pedaling which pulls yarn from a sweater, running the fiber through a steaming kettle to make it easier to handle before being collected on a spindle on the bicycle's wheel. If you have an extra bicycle wheel and gearing you could make your own with a bit of woodwork.

With this device knitters can buy cheap sweaters from thrift stores and reclaim the yarn. Seems like a good way to make a conceivably expensive hobby a bit more frugal.

Converted Bicycle Unravels Old Sweaters to Knit Something New | PSFK via Treehugger

Source: http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/lifehacker/full/~3/0qyJVqJERG8/diy-bicycle+powered-machine-reclaims-yarn-from-sweaters

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