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Hi, All. I am curious, did the original poster mention what part of the
16th C. they are recreating? I don't know of any extant garters from the
period (the whole period, 1500-1600) that are knitted, and imagery of
the period that I have seen neither confirms or denies the base of
material used. I seem to vaguely remember a written piece that might
shed some light, but what it was, and from when, I can't remember. The
place to look, IMO, is in the Stuart Press books from Stu Peachey in
England. He and his group have done extensive research into many
subjects of the period in question. If the questioner is just looking in
general, as opposed todoing some sort of scholarly or judged work, I'd
suggest making a pair (in wool, of course) and fulling them. Many
recovered pieces of knitting from the period have had to be looked at
very closely to determine the method of manufacture, and, besides, the
elasticity of knitted garters is one of their benefits. As some of our
reenactment ladies mention, if you are up under my skirts checking
something, you had better have a damned good reason...Good Luck, Mike T.
