This page is the September 2026 reading of Rakuten’s official daily 編機・織機 (knitting machines and looms) ranking. The ten listings Japan shoppers bought that month are not one product type: paracord jigs hold #1 and #2, a Dressin punch-card machine sits at #3, an Ashford spinning wheel at #4, and Clover hand looms appear lower down. Wholesale buyers must split the node before they write a factory brief.
Sullivans International is a yarn and kit manufacturer, not a knitting-machine mill. We publish this board so buyers can see what Japan groups under “machines” and how that sits next to yarn and tools.
Rakuten node 407113 is the daily 編機・織機 chart. The Japanese label covers knitting machines, looms, spinning wheels, and—on this snapshot—paracord braiding jigs and empty bobbins. It is a platform category, not a factory product family.
| Listing type on this snapshot | Slots | Price band |
|---|---|---|
| Paracord jig / bobbin | #1, #2, #9 | 498–3,680円 |
| Home knitting machine (Dressin) | #3, #7 | 26,800–129,800円 |
| Spinning wheel / yarn winder | #4, #5 | 69,000–109,560円 |
| Hand loom (Clover and mini) | #6, #8, #10 | 1,480–29,700円 |
| Reader | Use this page for | Do not use it for |
|---|---|---|
| Importer | Which machine class Japan is actually clicking | Assuming #1 is a sweater machine |
| Retail buyer | Price cliff between jigs and Dressin | Mixing paracord SKUs into a knit-machine PO |
| Yarn factory | Adjacent demand (looms and machines need yarn) | Quoting a “knitting machine” we do not make |
The node is polluted by paracord. #1 and #2 are jigs for braiding cord. #9 is empty paracord bobbins. Those three slots are craft hardware, not textile machines. If you only read the English title “knitting machines,” you will brief the wrong factory.
Real knit machines are expensive and few. Dressin Kantan 280 / SK280 at 129,800円 (#3) and Amimumemo GK-370 at 26,800円 (#7) are the two punch-card / home knitters. Review counts are single digits. This is a thin, high-ticket slice of the chart.
Looms and spinning sit in the same aisle. Clover Sakiori 60 cm (#6), Clover mini loom (#10), a darning mini loom (#8), Ashford Traditional spinning wheel (#4), and Itobochie 150 (#5) show that Japanese “編機・織機” still means hand textile equipment, not only domestic knitting machines.
Yarn is the consumable. A buyer who sells Dressin or Clover looms will need a cotton and wool program behind them. That is where a China yarn factory belongs—see how to source yarn from China.
Reviews: 4 reviews
Price: 2,999円
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A reserved paracord jig with sale badges in the title. It ranks because the node keyword 編み機 matches “braiding jig.” Do not put this on a knitting-machine RFQ.
Reviews: 5 reviews
Price: 3,680円
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A second metal paracord jig, slightly higher priced. Two jig slots in a row confirm the category leak, not a knitting-machine trend.
Reviews: 4 reviews
Price: 129,800円
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Dressin Kantan 280 / SK280 punch-card machine. This is the true home knitting machine on the snapshot: six-figure yen, night-sale copy, low review count. Buyers who want “Japan knitting machine demand” should start here, not at #1.
Reviews: 1 reviews
Price: 109,560円
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Ashford Traditional spinning wheel, finished, white wood. Fiber prep, not knitting. Adjacent to yarn people; irrelevant to a knit-machine factory.
Reviews: 7 reviews
Price: 69,000円
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Itobochie 150—a Japanese yarn-winding / swift-class tool at 69,000円. It sits on this board because it is powered textile kit, not because it knits fabric.
Reviews: 18 reviews
Price: 29,700円
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Clover Sakiori 60 cm table loom with a 40-dent reed. Highest review count among the textile-machine rows. Japan still buys hand weaving next to domestic knitters. Weaving yarn demand is a cotton / rag-strip story, not acrylic DK.
Reviews: 4 reviews
Price: 26,800円
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Dressin Amimumemo GK-370, scarf and simple-knit positioning, free shipping. The accessible home knitter versus SK280. Yarn spec for this machine is usually a mid-weight consumer yarn, closer to our yarn catalog than to mill cones.
Reviews: 2 reviews
Price: 1,950円～
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A mini darning loom. Repair and kids’ craft, not apparel production. Price sits with accessories, not with Dressin.
Reviews: 2 reviews
Price: 498円～
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Empty paracord bobbins, five-pack. Consumable for the jigs at #1–#2. Confirms the paracord cluster; ignore for textile-machine planning.
Reviews: 21 reviews
Price: 1,480円
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Clover mini loom, mail-friendly, 1,480円. Most reviews on this snapshot. Small looms are the volume loom story; the 60 cm Sakiori is the serious one.
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Rakuten’s daily chart for node 407113. In September 2026 it mixes paracord hardware, home knitters, spinning, and hand looms.
The Japanese word 編み機 is used in listing titles for braiding jigs. The official node does not filter them out. Rank is sales inside the node, not a definition of “knitting machine.”
No. We manufacture yarn, kits, and needle tools. This article exists so buyers do not send us a machine RFQ after reading the English column title.
Dressin GK-370 and SK280 (#7, #3) and the Clover looms (#6, #10). Those machines consume yarn. Jigs and bobbins do not.
Paracord promotions can flip daily. The expensive Dressin and Ashford rows move slowly. Re-read the class mix monthly, not the #1 title daily.
If you need yarn for Japan machines or looms, send fiber, weight, and put-up to the quote form. If you need a machine, go to the brand’s Japan distributor—not to a yarn factory.
Sullivans International has exported knitting and crochet yarn since 2003. Yarn · Kits · Quote.
