New and unique knitted articles are being created at Stoll Fashion & Technology Department, from a combination of the latest fabric and patterning trends with the capabilities of Stoll knitting technology.

The department, which develops innovative knitting technology and processes, is an important part of H. Stoll GmbH & Co. KG, a leading international manufacturer of flat knitting machinery.

The department is where fashion and technique combine to create many different trend-setting applications for both fashion designers and patterning technicians. The ideas are developed in response to fashion and market trends and then produced using Stoll’s patented knitting technology.

Fashion inspiration resources

Stoll Fashion & Technology offers several resources in fashion inspiration for the industry. The Stoll Trend Collection, for example, is produced several times per year and shows the current pattern and knitting innovations that Stoll is promoting.

These brochures are distributed during international exhibitions and are available in the showrooms of various Stoll marketing organizations. Stoll maintains an extensive pattern archive which consists of patterning samples ranging from the latest trends to samples that are several decades old.

The online Stoll Pattern Shop provides these patterns to download for viewing or individual development. The company’s engineered tools, such as the Stoll Knit ABC and the Stoll Pattern Library, are useful and valuable sources of information for fashion designers and agencies.

Studios and showrooms

The many activities of Fashion and Technology are performed in the studios and showrooms based in Reutlingen, Germany and Manhattan, NY, USA, where the current Trend Collections and patterning archive can be viewed.

This is also where support is offered to knitwear designers, fashion companies and patterning technicians if they have any questions about the realisation of knitting ideas. As a result, it is very common to see fashion concepts become knitted reality, Stoll says.

Leading manufacturer

H. Stoll GmbH & Co. KG is a leading international manufacturer of flat knitting machines based in Reutlingen, Germany. The company was established in 1873 and currently has about 600 employees worldwide.

Flat knitting machines and patterning software are the focus of the Stoll brand. In addition to traditional knitting, Stoll machines also enable the production of fabrics for modern, technical and medical applications.

Stoll delivers machines to over 70 countries and offers a complete customer service solution with affiliated companies, sales and marketing centres along with many subsidiaries. Stoll’s innovative technical developments and modern production capabilities enable many knitting trends, which are then showcased in Stoll’s own Trend Collection.

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