tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-324354955915557702.post9110963818699118323..comments2024-03-28T04:03:04.115-07:00Comments on Historic Crafts: A Tale of KnittingAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00888835807005297317noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-324354955915557702.post-34238559856650563762010-06-03T09:39:29.000-07:002010-06-03T09:39:29.000-07:00It is also interesting to see how different tradit...It is also interesting to see how different traditions moved--<br>the color work of Turkey moved up the Volga--and into scandiania almost unchanged (except for pattern names (flowers became snow flakes!) and color work move then to Fair Isle (in the North Sea) and then south into Scotland and England.<br><br>At the same time textured work seems to have moved into Spain from points south, and Helen (of troy)http://golden-apples.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-324354955915557702.post-91381281339139575602010-06-04T01:05:21.000-07:002010-06-04T01:05:21.000-07:00Hi Helen of Troy, Thank you so much for your inter...Hi Helen of Troy, <br>Thank you so much for your interesting contribution. It is true I guess that knitting today is such a fusion of techniques and pattern / colourways from all over the place. Specially as we get to use great yarn from exotic places that our grandmothers would never have heard of. <br>You seem to be doing a lot of fun sock patterns. I will have to take a closer look at this Eddienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-324354955915557702.post-69403811277634517992010-08-22T15:00:34.000-07:002010-08-22T15:00:34.000-07:00I had no idea the start of the knitting and croche...I had no idea the start of the knitting and crocheting, how enlightening this story is. I would have never thought men started this, it just seems unnatural because they have such big hands and big fingers it would seem difficult to do such delicate work.Kyla Quinlanhttp://www.knittingforcharity.org/index.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-324354955915557702.post-63509491638631820822010-08-23T05:03:48.000-07:002010-08-23T05:03:48.000-07:00Hi Elisabeth, Thank you for the very enlightening ...Hi Elisabeth, <br><br>Thank you for the very enlightening comment. We would love to hear more about Gender in the knitting industry. <br><br>EddieEddienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-324354955915557702.post-19140978505682612382010-08-23T05:05:32.000-07:002010-08-23T05:05:32.000-07:00Tihi Kyla, you may have a point. But of course not...Tihi Kyla, you may have a point. But of course not all men have big hands!Eddienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-324354955915557702.post-83986132629698530352010-10-05T06:29:22.000-07:002010-10-05T06:29:22.000-07:00[...] http://historic-crafts.com/blog-a-tale-of-k...[...] http://historic-crafts.com/blog-a-tale-of-knitting [...]A Tale of Knitting « iknitter's Bloghttp://iknitter.wordpress.com/2010/10/05/a-tale-of-knitting/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-324354955915557702.post-24952638589050230202010-08-19T06:12:56.000-07:002010-08-19T06:12:56.000-07:00Hi Helene,Nice article and a great overview of the...Hi Helene,<br><br>Nice article and a great overview of the early history of our craft. <br>In your article under the heading “Knitting from a gender perspective” you stated that “knitting guilds were strictly male and men as a gender came to dominate the market for knitted garments.” Yes this is correct, the majority of Guilds were limited to male craftsmen however in a number of cities the Elisabeth Readhttp://www.ehr-classic-knits.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-324354955915557702.post-46600777159800685782011-08-23T09:56:13.000-07:002011-08-23T09:56:13.000-07:00"She is often knitting with several needles a..."She is often knitting with several needles and this implies that this technique was quite well known and understood by both artists and patrons."I had no idea!Touchscreen Gloveshttp://www.touchtonic.com/noreply@blogger.com