Hierarchy classification:

1. top of the aat hierarchies
2. Objects Facet
3. Furnishings and Equipment (hierarchy name)
4. Tools and Equipment (hierarchy name)
5. equipment
6. [equipment by material processed]
7. textile working equipment

Anotations

Scope note:

Refers to examples of the knitting machine invented by William Lee of Cambridge, England in 1589. It produced net composed of the basic looped ‘stocking stitch’ and thus superseded hand-knitting. The introduction of this technology initiated the process of mechanizing the textile industry.