[SCA-AS] Venetian Unmentionables

[Elyse Boucher]

Have you tried the Historic Knitting group on Yahoo?
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HistoricKnit/

Might be a good place to start, they have lots of
people knitting plausibly period stockings.

Merouda

--- Jennifer Potts <jenpotts at telus.net> wrote:

> This may be a cross-posting

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> I have been looking for information about stockings
> worn in Venice in the
> late 16th century – more to the point – technique,
> style materials...  The
> Vikings have Naalbinding – what did the Venetians
> have?  I’m a knitter and
> lucet weaver among other past-times of the fabric
> persuasion.  I would like
> to make some “proper stockings”, as well as other
> under garments.  Any
> suggestions where I might start to look?
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> Your help is greatly appreciated.
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> Senora Giacynta Francesca Maria Cocchetti
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Modern: Elyse C. Boucher, West Allis, WI
SCA: Merouda Pendray, Caer Anterth Mawr, Northshield
Per pale sable and Or, a gryphon segreant counterny within an orle of feathers counterchanged. http://www.merouda.com

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