The original socks were the most expensive socks for sale in the Gjirokastra gift shop where I purchased them. According to the shopkeeper, the higher price was attributable to the fine quality of the heavy wool yarn used to knit the sock.
We can walk a path together through Weldon’s Practical Needlework, and let those amazing Victorians show us a thing or two. Inspiration is found on every page in the historical needlework techniques and patterns.
The chevron shape was used extensively in heraldic flags, banners, and woven tapestries. Thread a needle and try embroidering chevron stitch.
The complex, counted-thread queen stitch (American) is also known as the rococo (English) and renaissance stitches.
The crown stitch is basically a fly stitch with the additional two straight stitches that further anchor the top-loop leg.
In “Knitted Together Through Time” Jacqueline Blix revisits a family heirloom shawl knit by Joseph Sheldon Long, a World War I soldier.
I never thought I would warn you to not make something from Weldon’s, but these projects are unsafe for any home. Do Not Try This!
Read more of female accomplishments and Victorian words of wisdom from Ladies’ Needlework available as a PieceWork eBook.
We now offer the fourth in our five-part series of Frances’s Knitted-Lace sampler re-creations, Mary Elizabeth’s “Lace No. 12.”
Estonia’s knitwear is fascinating. Expert knitter and designer Nancy Bush has been a student and teacher of Estonian textile traditions for many years.