Luddites
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The Luddites were members of a 19th-century movement of English textile workers who protested the usage of certain types of automated machinery owing to their concerns over worker pay, labour savings,
The Leader of the Luddites, 1812. Hand-coloured etching
Stocking frame
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A stocking frame was a mechanical knitting machine used in the textiles industry. It was invented by William Lee of Calverton near Nottingham in 1589. Its use, known traditionally as framework knittin
Luddites
…LUD-ite) occurs in the movement's writings as early as 1811. They utilised the eponym of Ned Ludd, an apocryphal apprentice who allegedly smashed two stocking frames in 1779 after being criticised and instructed to change his method. The name often appears as Captain, General, or King Ludd. Different versions of the…
Stocking frame at Ruddington Framework Knitters' Museum
Six stages in the knitting machine cycle
Stocking frame
Detailed close up of multi coloured knitting stitches