Art Hacks: Loom Knitting

While forms of knitting date back thousands of years, English inventor William Lee is noted for devising the first framework knitting machine in the 16th century. Today, textile artists and sculptors like Orly Genger, Haegue Yang, and Jim Drain have modernized this traditional art to create visually tactile and colorful works. Learn more about the history of this craft while you and your family knit your own scarf using a simple circle loom.