The only history of crochet that I know of is Lis Paludan's "Crochet: History & Technique," which only covers up to the early 20th century. However, since the period is so recent, there may will be Arachnes (is Dominique still on the list?) who remember what was being crocheted at that time.
Patterns were copied/shared/re-assembled all the time. This doesn't seem unusual to me. I'm curious about why you are investigating this area. Are you writing a book or short story that requires background details for the period? Best wishes, Avital On Mon, Mar 23, 2009 at 3:50 PM, Nathalie <[email protected]> wrote: > I realize this list is dedicated to lace but I was hoping people could > help me out with crochet history. Does anyone know about crochet in > the 1950, in France? What material was used? I wondered if they used > cotton or linnen. I guess probably cotton? > And this is not done now, but I discovered that a lot of ladies copied > the patterns from La Mode Illustrée (from the 19th century) and > assembled copies and so made a new album. Why did they do this? > > Sorry for making this an off-topic post, nevertheless I really hope > someone can help me out! > > Nathalie - To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [email protected]. For help, write to [email protected]
