Amber Hards working at her knitting machine in the studio

Machine knitting · Cyanotype · Textile art

Knitting with light,
printed by the sun.

Published author · Texture & 3D EffectsArchival museum-quality printsNearly two decades on the machine

The collection

Stitches held still in indigo — a body of work made with sunlight and yarn.

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Floral cyanotype knit prints from the Knitting with Light collection

Series 01

Cyanotype Knit Prints

Machine-knitted lace swatches exposed in sunlight, printed on archival paper in four sizes.

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Knitting with Light woven studies textile artwork

Originals · Four pieces

Woven Studies

Knitting, cyanotype and weaving worked into one surface. One of a kind.

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Amber Hards in her textile studio

The maker

Hi, I'm Amber — a creative machine knitting designer, educator and textile artist.

For nearly two decades I've worked at the knitting machine, chasing texture, 3D effects and the strange beauty of a stitch caught in light. My practice moves between teaching, writing and making — helping people of every skill level find the joy in machine knitting.

Whether you'd like to learn alongside me or own a piece of my work, you'll find fine art cyanotype prints, original textile artworks, notebooks and thoughtfully made totes here.

20
years at the machine
7
self-paced workshops
1
published book

Learn

Seven workshops that take you from your first swatch to your own jumper.

01

Foundations

Casting on, tension, and the why behind every setting on your machine.

02

Texture & 3D

Ribbing, intarsia and sculptural surfaces you can design yourself.

03

Knit Maths & Construction

Grade, calculate and construct a full garment with confidence.

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Self-paced video lessons, in bitesized amounts, kept for life.

Texture & 3D Effects book by Amber Hards

The book

Texture & 3D Effects

Packed with techniques, samples and ideas to help you develop your own creative machine knitting practice — a companion for the machine and the sketchbook alike.

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