The mechanical knitting machine was invented in 1589. The Worshipful Company of Framework Knitters was incorporated in 1657 London. Some framework knitters we

The mechanical knitting machine was invented in 1589. The Worshipful Company of Framework Knitters was incorporated in 1657 London. Some framework knitters were among the Luddites, who resisted the transition to factories. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_knitting#Industrial_Revolution https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_knitting#Industrial...