Instructions?

UPDATE:  Thanks everyone for your suggestions.  I now have the instruction manual, Catherine found it along with other machine knitting books lurking under her stash :)  Speaking of Catherine, she has opened an Etsy store selling her hand dyed yarns, go check it out!!

Does anyone have an Empisal knitting machine like this one?




Do you have the instruction book and if you do would you be willing to share a copy of them with me?  Or any tips as to how to work the bloody thing? 
Thanks :)

Comments

[michelle]

So sorry I can't help. but there is a machine knitters expo coming up in May.

Link here:
http://www.mkav.org.au/events/events.php

Someone there may be able to help you.

I stll havn't mastered my Passap yet. Scary, exciting thing that it is!

[tricia of bitsandbobbins.com]

perhaps you've already tried this route and i'm stating the obvious...but maybe ebay would turn up an old manual?

not sure about that machine, but most knitting machines work on the same basic premise...perhaps if you can get your hands on a different manual you may get the jist of how it works (if you don't know already, that is).

good luck!

[monica]

this looks misterious... and somewhat scary!!

[barbara Sunkler]

i've seen one over at http://mettespotteridanmark.blogspot.com/2007/10/about-knitting.html - maybe she has more information on these old machines?

[crumpet]

I dunno. It looks similar to one I received from friends a couple of years back. I still haven't had a chance to sit down and nut it out yet. Mine is the Knitmaster.

[Kathryn]

I haven't come across any Empisal manuals. I do have links to free Brother manuals on my blog. They are on the links sub page. It won't help you with the buttons or carriage settings. The pdf's are good for general machine knitting information.

[kristi]

you might want to try here:
http://susyranner.blogspot.com/2007/01/instruction-manuals.html

this woman may also be able to help you:
http://knitteruk.blogspot.com/

[Lisa]

I'd try contacting these folk...
http://www.undyarns.co.uk/acatalog/manual.html
Good luck!

[Lushie]

Mum mum has two similar machines shes trying to get rid of, l'll ask her if she has the manuals, which im sure she has cause shes like me a craft horder! and let you know.

[Sofie BN]

hej girl!
how are you and how's life as mother of three? your girls are very beautiful! I haven't popped my baby yet and still cannot believe that we will have a bundle of joy in our house soon. seeing your heidi makes me very happy and gives me inspiration for days to come!
all the best to you.
S

[theoreticgal]

oh no Machine knitting is a slippery slope just ask Michelle ;-)

MKAV would have someone to help you and their expo is Sunday 4th may in moonee ponds
http://www.mkav.org.au/Machine%20Knitting%20Expo.php

[Nic]

Unlike me to know this, but the MKAV have a library and have manuals as part of it. See this link http://www.mkav.org.au/libraryDB.php?title=%25&author=%25&machine=Empisal&Submit=Search
Hope all is well,
Nic