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William Lee (1563–1614) was alleged to be an English clergyman. [ 1 ] [ a ] He was the inventor who devised the first stocking frame knitting machine in 1589, the only one in use for centuries. Its principle of operation remains in use.
It was invented by William Lee of Calverton near Nottingham in 1589. Its use, known traditionally as framework knitting, was the first major stage in the mechanisation of the textile industry, and played an important part in the early history of the Industrial Revolution.
The stocking frame or the mechanical knitting machine was invented in 1589 by William Lee, an English clergyman. After receiving a pair of black stockings from William, Queen Elizabeth I ultimately declined to grant him a patent for his invention. She complained that his machine-made wool stockings were far too coarse for royal ankles.
William Lee (inventor) (c. 1563–1614), inventor of the stocking frame knitting machine; William Lee (valet) (1750–1828), George Washington's enslaved personal servant; William Lee (civil engineer) (1812–1891), English biographer and bibliographer of Daniel Defoe; William Douglas Lee (1894–1965), American architect
A stocking frame. Two key inventions originating from Nottinghamshire gave rise to the local textile industry: In 1589, William Lee (inventor) of Calverton (just north of Nottingham), developed a framework knitting machine that enabled the manufacture of large volumes of stocking hoses at speeds far in excess of those achievable by hand knitting.
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A modern industrial knitting machine in action industrial circular knitting fabric machines. A knitting machine is a device used to create knitted fabrics in a semi or fully automated fashion.
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