Hello, I hope the following information will be useful. It is based on lecture notes from one of my university courses.
According to Jones (1950) and Johnson (1991) crochet has been known in Europe as early as the 16th century. Paludan (1986), however, claims that it has not been known in Europe until the 19th century. The first crochet pattern book was published in Europe in 1824 (Paludan 1986). Unfortunately I can't say anything about crochet in America. It seems though that your date 1832 is not too early. Johnson, F. 1991. Collecting Antique Lines Lace & Needlework. Radnor. Wallace-Homestead Book Company. Pennsylvania Jones, M.E. 1950. The Romance of Lace. London & New York Paludan,L. 1986. Häkling. Historie og teknik. Borgen. Copenhagen. Regards, Maria Brandstaka Helsinki Finland Diane Williams <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Spiders, > > I have a question about crochet. My friend is the > site manager for an 1832 historic site. We would like > to know how old crochet is and if it was being done in > 1832. If so, was it crochet lace? Which came first, > crochet lace or crocheted garments? > > If anyone has some definitive information I would > really appreciate it. My friend is a historian and > she will need to know to know what the source > information is. > > Thanks in advance! > > Diane Williams > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Galena Illinois USA > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com > > - > To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: > unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
