Is there anything out there about knitted garters? Italian preferably, but English , French or German will do. If there is a reference out there , please let me know. There is a discussion on garters, knitted and otherwise on another list...
Thanks, Dame Catriona MacDuff -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Suzi Clarke Sent: Wednesday, November 23, 2005 1:13 AM To: Historical Costume Subject: Re: [h-cost] Re: Mus. of London... knit question At 03:23 23/11/2005, you wrote: >I would *love* to know what the dates and assumed origins are (if >any) for the knit garments. So far, the earliest I've heard >verified made in England (other than "Monmouth caps" which are >coarse-knit then felted/fulled) has been in the 1550s. > >(I'm guessing that they're the youngest of the items in the display, >but... :-) As far as I remember, the stocking foot is Italian mid 1500's, and the child's knitted vest and mitten, not a set as I remember, are 1300's. (Dated from the context of the dig.) However, I will be making proper notes next week and will pass them on. Suzi _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
