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Jan 20, 2012
Wool sweater, c.1895.
Sportswear!
Jan 20, 2012
Sweater by Elizabeth Hawes, c.1968.
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Dec 3, 2011
Note to self:
1. Become good at improvising knitting patterns.
2. Make lace knitting pattern out of this design.
3. ??
4. PROFIT!
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Nov 17, 2011
Detail from knitted silk cape. Fancy hand-knit lace items like this were produced in the Shetland Islands in the 19th century.
“The knitters produced these items on steel wires. They invented the patterns of the shawls, many of which have names taken from local features, such as ‘Ears o’ Grain’, ‘Fir Cone’ and ‘Print o’ the Wave’.
Although these shawls were bought by wealthy women, the knitters earned little in return for the amount of work that went into creating the thousands of stitches that made up one garment.”
Nov 17, 2011
Knitted Coptic style wool baby sock or bootie; Egypt, c.301-500 CE.
Nov 17, 2011
Woman’s knitted hunting jacket; Italian, c.17th century. Silk and gold thread.
Nov 17, 2011
Madonna knitting in the round (Continental style!)- detail from the Buxtehude Altar, 1400-1410.
Nov 17, 2011
Early sea silk: knitted glove made from Spanish byssus(mussel beard fibers), c. late 17th century-18th century.
Nov 13, 2011
Instructions for a knitted “sack” and “Parisian spencer,” c.1848. Ooh-la la!
Nov 12, 2011
More Sandra Backlund. Love the insideout cables.
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