Ok this is probably a stupid question but I had a skirt made for my lower class outfit at faire and was wondering if a knitted skirt has any history in Renaissance fashions.
Do you mean knitted as in knitted from yarn,
or do you mean a polyester knit?
Sorry, knitted from yarn
:)
Thanks
Like weaving, knitting is a technique for producing a two-dimensional fabric from a one-dimensional yarn or thread; however, it does not require a loom nor other large equipment, making it a valuable technique for nomadic and non-agrarian peoples.
The oldest artifact with a knitted appearance is a type of sock. It is believed that socks and stockings were the first pieces produced using techniques similar to knitting. These socks were worked in Nålebinding, a technique of making fabric by creating multiple knots or loops with a single needle and thread. Many of these existing clothing items employed nålebinding techniques; some of them look very similar to true knitting. For example, 3rd-5th century CE Romano-Egyptian toe-socks. Several pieces, done in now obscure techniques, have been mistaken for knitting or crocheting.
Most histories of knitting place its origin somewhere in the Middle East, from where it spread to Europe by Mediterranean trade routes, and then to the Americas with European colonization[2]. The earliest known was found in Egypt and the items covers a range of items, complex colorful wool fragments and indigo blue and white cotton stockings, which have been dated between the 11th century CE to the 14th[3].
No mention of knitted skirts however.
No skirts, but quite a few sweaters!
http://realmofvenus.renaissanceitaly.net/workbox/extwomclo4.htm
Quote from: isabelladangelo on April 03, 2009, 06:37:38 PM
No skirts, but quite a few sweaters!
http://realmofvenus.renaissanceitaly.net/workbox/extwomclo4.htm
**want!**
(Actually, it reminds me quite a bit of the Dale of Norway sweaters that spurred me to take knitting lessons several years ago. I learned to knit, but my needles have been languishing at the depths of the stash closet, and I've finally admitted to myself that I'm never going to be a knitter--if I
really wanted to knit, I'd be knitting.)