At 8:56 AM -0700 1/12/06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I have a friend who
has a circular wooden Frame on which she makes no- seam stockings for
herself and her man. She was working on a pair at Christmas time. Her era
for reenactment is the 18th century. As a spinner and weaver, she is very
fussy to maintain traditional fiber arts for her time period. This frame
method can even manipulate the turning of a heel.
Now I do not know how early this style of knitting was known, but the
concept is basically simple and could have been fashioned by any cottage
crafter as a means of producing leg wear, hats and neck scarves.
But it's not commonly mentioned nor pictured in any 18th cent sources
I've seen (and I've been looking!)...there was a knitting frame--much
more like a modern flat bed machine...If you have sources PLEASE
PLEASE share!!!! I wanna know!!! Tho I fear this may be yet another
case of they shoulda but they didn't :-(
Ta
Carol--knitting away on the forever socks (18th cent, combed,
worsted, 2 ply blue/white ragg, ~12spi, ooooo needles)
--
Creative Clutter is Better Than Idle Neatness!
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