Kathleen said,
I have a friend who "does" 18th Century. She is currently knitting
stockings on a wooden frame about 8" diameter. This is set with
wooden pegs and the fiber is worked in much the same manner as the
Knitty-knobby one might use to make cording. She says that one can
even turn a heel!!
People have been looking for info on this as an early practice.
"Frame knit" stockings in the 18th century meant they were made on a
machine that was invented by Reverend Lee in the 16thC. There is a
small item that may have been used as a frame to knit purses, but no
evidence yet on peg frames being used for stockings.
-Carol
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