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Re: CW socks
Ahem.
Not to pick on Matt--or anyone else for that matter.
Its time for a bit of period sock knitting education.
I happen to have several pair of Mr. Sekala's repro socks in my trading basket, so I have them close at hand. They are a fine example of a modern machine made repro sock. They bear little similarity to the hand knit wool stockings under discussion.
They are cotton, not wool.
They are machine knit, not hand knit.
They have a roll top, not a rib top.
They do not have a center back 'seam/purl' stitch.
They have a modern heel, just like the socks you buy at your local store. That particular heel type is truely uncommon in a period sock. I'd say 'not found at all', but the mid 19th century has a habit of up and biting us on the tookus anytime we say 'no'.
The toe treatment is also modern, not period.
The color changes for the flags are not wrapped and interlocked as they would be in period knitting.
In short, they are 'similar' only in that they have flags on them, and cover the feet.
They do meet a need in our marketplace, and offer a chance for teaching a period political concept at a small price.
But those who spend the time studying this aspect of period clothing as closely as they study their uniforms and equipment will quickly find that the fine points of period stocking making are just as detailed as the fine points of a Columbus jacket.
And I wouldn't know those particular jacket fine points if they up and bit me on the tookus
. Each of us has our own areas of expertise.
Ahem.
Not to pick on Matt--or anyone else for that matter.
Its time for a bit of period sock knitting education.
I happen to have several pair of Mr. Sekala's repro socks in my trading basket, so I have them close at hand. They are a fine example of a modern machine made repro sock. They bear little similarity to the hand knit wool stockings under discussion.
They are cotton, not wool.
They are machine knit, not hand knit.
They have a roll top, not a rib top.
They do not have a center back 'seam/purl' stitch.
They have a modern heel, just like the socks you buy at your local store. That particular heel type is truely uncommon in a period sock. I'd say 'not found at all', but the mid 19th century has a habit of up and biting us on the tookus anytime we say 'no'.
The toe treatment is also modern, not period.
The color changes for the flags are not wrapped and interlocked as they would be in period knitting.
In short, they are 'similar' only in that they have flags on them, and cover the feet.
They do meet a need in our marketplace, and offer a chance for teaching a period political concept at a small price.
But those who spend the time studying this aspect of period clothing as closely as they study their uniforms and equipment will quickly find that the fine points of period stocking making are just as detailed as the fine points of a Columbus jacket.
And I wouldn't know those particular jacket fine points if they up and bit me on the tookus
. Each of us has our own areas of expertise.
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