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Sock (Egypt, 100-350 CE), The British Museum

This woolen sock, made using Nålbinding, features a split between the big toe and the other toes. It was likely designed to be worn with sandals, and the impression of a sandal strap is still visible. It was excavated in the ancient Egyptian city of Antinoupolis.

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knitters: FUCK i dropped my needle

knitters: its been 3 hours and ive done 4 rows

knitters: its been 3 minutes and ive done 20 rows

knitters: *sudden inspiration to finish a sweater you started 2 years ago*

knitters: *knits 2 rows and throws that sweater back into the attic for another 2 years*

knitters: i dropped a stitch 8 rows ago

knitters: FUCK

knitters: i will knit until my hands blee d

knitters: man oh man i sure hope i didnt loose track of this ribbing because if i did im fucked

knitters: *3 rows later* i did

knitters: im not knitting again for the rest of my life this is stressful *continues knitting*

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Caroligian clothing for episode 98 of Passion Médiévistes, based off of the Stuttgart Psalter !

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i have noticed some comments on my posts telling me to "never go bald"...... i fear you do not understand the tonsure

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Pair of women's gloves (France, 18th Century). The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.

The body of these gloves was knitted in scarlet silk, with the fingers knitted in a warmer shade of red-orange silk. Gold thread was used to embroider flowering vines on the cuffs and backs of the gloves.

At some point, these gloves were mended.

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I literally don't learn from my mistakes.

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woven textile from the Paracas culture in Peru, from approximately 2,000 years ago

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Fragment of knitting and beading (Germany, 19th Century)

Knitted fragment of white cotton with design of small-scale pansies worked in blue, yellow, and green small glass beads.

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My FO for the test knit of Acacia Leaf Cardigan🍂 by @/sedna.knitting on IG

I used stash yarn afraid of how the colours would look since they are not as contrasting as I wanted, somehow it turned out really beautiful to me :’) Planning to knit another one with dark olive an lilac🌿

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Bag (Bulgaria, 1900-1925 CE), The British Museum.

A hand knitted bag featuring geometric colorwork patterns in contrasting shades of cream and brown wool. The top and bottom of the bag were finished with crochet.

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Pieces discovered at Llangors Crannog may be a royal tunic over 1,000 years old.

In early medieval times, the crannog, an island constructed in the lake, was the site of a royal llys or court.

Conservators have analysed these fragments and found that they are made of linen and silk. The tunic was once decorated with birds, lions and vine leaves.

St. Fagans National Museum of History, nr. Cardiff, Wales

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Socks found in the Northern Necropolis of Antinoe, 4th-6th century AD, on display at the Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Firenze.

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Devoтional Ring ✦ Source

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12 Days of Medieval Illuminations. Today, 11 medieval suns. (Getty Museum)

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Sweater (European, late 1600s). The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.

"The rare knitted silks of the seventeenth have never been fully explained, but were probably informal wear. Today they could be purposeful as skiwear or underwear, a light sweater, or a chic bodice. Decorated to be seen, these knits are not represented in painting of the period, yet their role was clearly as a comfortable year-round clothing more consequential than any season's novelty."

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Bishop's Gloves (European, 1675-1700 CE). The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.

Liturgical gloves made of silk knit and embellished with gold metallic embroidery. These were worn by Roman Catholic bishops and cardinals during pontifical masses. The green color signified that these would be worn during Ordinary Time (the period outside Christmas, Easter, Advent, and Lent).