real period socks and stocking can be a challenge for those of us in
the reecacting world.....Which is why I went to not-so-authentic, but
faster to produce cut from whole cloth stockings. The have that clock,
which is missing from so many commerically availble socks. I'm still
experimenting with differen fabrics for the stiffness factor. I have a
piece of wool jersey that has been washed and fulled up nicely, AND is a
bit stiffer. Do you know what the frequency is of stockings done in
wool, but not knitted (Just general is good...)
I'm not much of a knitter, but I have a book called "Folk Socks", which has
every kind of heel I ever say, and several I never did before, all with
knitting instructions for them. (I haven't been following this thread, so
I don't know if this book has been mentioned.) It also has many kinds of
toe, also with instructions. These might go as far back as the early
1700s, or possibly the late late 1600s. I also have Mr. Rutts book on the
history of hand knitting, and that has lots of pictures of SCA-able knitted
pieces, including the socks Eleanor of Toledo was buried in, and a pair of
knitted Pluderhosen! (Really. They're amazing.)
CarolynKayta Barrows
dollmaker, fibre artist, textillian
www.FunStuft.com
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