Black says technology is catching up with hand knitting, and machines can create items that do not have any seams.
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She says that although hand-knitting dates back to the third century, these days it is a far cry from processes used then.
She said while some grandmothers still fitted the hand-knitting stereotype they now take their woollens to the high street and sell it at high prices.
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On the one hand, Intel is taking more knitting in, but could still be viewed as a competitor with its own interest in penetrating the high-mobility market with its low-power Atom chips.
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Meanwhile, occupations like hand sewing, fabric mending and textile knitting have also seen sharp declines in recent years.
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