Pair of Fair Isle stockings

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This 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.

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• Online ID: 000-100-001-971-C
• Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
• Project: National Museums Scotland
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• Ref: National Museums Scotland  H.RGB 22 B
• Date: 18th/19th century
  
• Material: Stocking, knitted
  Stocking, knitted
  
• Dimensions: 28.00"
  28.00"
  
• What: Stocking, knitted
  Stocking, knitted
  
• Subject: Fair Isle knitting, garments, pieces, patterns (NMAS Classification)
  Fair Isle knitting, garments, pieces, patterns (NMAS Classification)
  
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