RecordPair of Fair Isle stockings
Pair of Fair Isle stockingsThis pair of woollen stockings were handknitted in a Fair Isle pattern. This complex, brightly coloured pattern originated in Shetland. One of a pair of stockings knitted in a Fair Isle pattern In the 18th century most fashionable people bought stockings knitted on a frame. Stockings for the poorer end of the market continued to the handknitted. By the 19th century only Shetland was still handknitting regularly on a commercial basis. Record detailsTo search on related items, click any linked text below.
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