Bjarne wrote:
I know i should have praktised a little more, but even i can embroider on a
long time projekt, my nerves cant hold to waite to make the dolls myself,
till they gets pretty enough for me. I am only human and i have many limits.
I had to give up knitting stockings for reenacting two,
Hi Kelly,
Ok, I'm convinced the cut-from-yardgoods stockings existed.
Come to think of it, there is a stocking I looked at from around 1880
that fit the category - one of the fancy knit fabrics that probably
could not have been done any other way.
However, I thought you said the cu
>Mid-19th century is different than 18thC. From what I >can tell,
>stockings cut from knit yardgoods were only in use for a >short time.
>If you have infrmation about this for 19thC, I am >very .curious! From
>what I can tell, cut and sewn was not at all common for >the 19thC.
From
The employme
Dear Kelly,
Thanks for this Ill go looking at my fabric stores here in
Copenhagen.
Bjarne
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From: "KELLY" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Sent: Wednesday, January 11, 2006 4:32 PM
Subject: [h-cost] re: knit stockings
May i ask
where
>May i ask
>where did you buy your knitted material.
>I dont think i would be able to get it here in Denmark.
>There is a pattern in Costume Closeup from Colonial >Williamsburg i could
>use.
>Bjarne
I have found cotton knit at any of the lower end fabric stores here in the
States, especially in
