BackToBack Knits About Us

Location: P. O. Box 130 Riverton, UT 84065 Personal Knitting and Design Experience: I've been a hand knitter and sewer all my life (my mom had a yarn shop for 30 years), and was introduced to knitting machines around the Millennium holiday. I was amazed at the speed at which I could produce items and the quality they produced and quickly got hooked. Being an artist in various mediums, I am thrilled to be able to create wearable art with the fibers available for knitting. I usually start with a basic pattern and spice it up with use of color or fancy stitches. My two favorite machine knitting toys are the SIlverReed SK860 (electronic) and the Brother KH970 (electronic). I like the electronics, because I can use a software program called Design-A-Knit to design patterns and garment shapes, then download those creations to the knitting machine, thread up the colors and away I go. Most of the stitch patterns depicting natural scenes have been adapted from photographs I have taken with a camera, then scanned and graphed out into knittable designs. I can knit up custom designs for you or your organization. How the Store Came About: I got my first machines from the (then) nearest dealer. But that dealer was a 3-hour drive away, so I decided there was a need for a closer source of machines, accessories and yarn, and made the leap to become a dealer myself. Currently a dealer for SilverReed Knitting machinds, soon I will carry products that enable one to take the material off the back of the critter (ie sheep, alpacca or llama) and turn it into fibers that can be fashioned into a garment. Thus the name Back to Back Knits - a dealer for spinning, weaving and knitting machines. Operations: I work out of my home, and can do demonstrations or classes on a by-appointment basis. Of course, some of my business will also be via the internet and mail order. I offer help to anyone who buys from me, but I can only give personal, hands-on lessons if you live nearby, or if you are willing to pay my travelling expenses to come to your house. Since I operate with very little inventory, and have a very low overhead, I am able to offer prices at a discount. I take Visa/MasterCard/Discover, cash, or checks.

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