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We are looking
for a maker.

We are looking for an expert hand flat machine knitter to help bring a sweater into the world.

The Brand

A living
continuity
of craft.

This project begins with a sweater I found while I was in Japan — a merino roll neck by MOTHER HAND Artisan. When I went looking for a cotton equivalent, I couldn't find one. Not for any price. So I decided to make it myself.

"When people buy a sweater from this company, they become a living continuity of that history."

New England has deep textile roots. The mills, the machinery, the accumulated knowledge of generations of craftspeople — most of it gone, but not all. This brand starts with cotton, and grows over time into domestic linen, superfine merino, silk blends, and wherever the work leads.

There are grassroots movements working to bring back flax cultivation in this country. I'd love to channel real support toward those efforts — to connect the person wearing the sweater to the farmer who grew the fiber.

Open Position

Hand Flat
Machine Knitter
& Pattern Maker

I'm looking for someone with real expertise in hand flat machine knitting to help me reverse-engineer a Japanese roll neck sweater, develop a cotton pattern, and produce a first sample.

I need someone who cares about the details. Someone who can look at a sweater and understand what makes it.

What You Will Do

Study the reference garment and reverse-engineer stitch structure, gauge, tension, and shaping
Advise on machine selection suitable for both sampling and future small-batch production
Develop a pattern for a cotton roll neck sweater in one size to start, with future expansion in mind
Source and evaluate cotton yarn candidates — prioritizing domestic or traceable supply chains
Produce one finished sample garment for photography and pre-sale
Collaborate on future patterns in domestic linen, superfine merino, silk blends, and other yarns

What I Am Looking For

Experience with hand flat knitting machines — domestic or industrial
Garment pattern-making for knit construction
An eye for detail — someone who notices what others miss
Familiarity with how different fibers behave at gauge
Portfolio of knitwear, especially pattern work or anything involving reverse engineering

This is paid — compensation based on scope. I'm a maker and a designer. I sew, I quilt, but I don't knit. I need a knitting expert. I'm an easy collaborator and appreciate detailed work.

The first product is a cotton roll neck sweater. Simple in appearance, but demanding in the details. If you hold this expertise, I'd love to hear from you.

The Reference

Study the
original.

The sweater I'm working from: a merino wool roll neck by MOTHER HAND Artisan, found in Japan.

What makes it exceptional: the weight and drape of the knit, the precision of the roll neck, the clean seaming, the way the fabric holds structure without stiffness. These are the qualities I want to carry into a cotton equivalent.

MOTHER HAND Artisan sweater — front view

Get In Touch

Tell me
about your
work.

If this sounds like your kind of project, reach out. Show me what you've made — a link, some photos, a few sentences. Whatever you have.

We are lookingfor a maker.

A livingcontinuityof craft.

Hand FlatMachine Knitter& Pattern Maker