Ladies Day at Royal Ascot has just come and gone. Check out this year's hats!
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June 23, 2009
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Julia's Free Patterns
Historic Fiber Sites
- The American Red Cross Museum
The American Red Cross offers free scans of their World War II patterns online! - Antique Pattern Library
This site is part of a project to preserve vintage patterns in the public domain. Offers PDF versions of many vintage pattern books and booklets. - History of Men Who Knit
Great introduction to men who knit with links to more sources. - Vintage Purls
Scans of vintage patterns, mainly from the 1940s-1950s. Great site! - Knitting and Crochet Guild Collection
The UK Knitting and Crochet Guild has an online collection of historic knitted items. - The Hook and the Book: The Emergence of Crochet and Knitting in American Popular Culture, 1840-1876
A virtual exhibition. - Knitting for Victory
Excellent essay on U.S. women knitting during World War II with a good bibliography. - Victoria and Albert Museum
Searchable database of knitted objects in the V&A's collection, links to knitting patterns from the 1940s, and a great description of British Isles knitting traditions. - The Bohus Museum
Information about Bohus Knitting and links to a description and photos of Bohus garments. - Shetland Museum - Textiles
The Shetland Museum has photos and descriptions of Shetland lace and Fair Isle knitting, plus a fair amount of history. - Knitting Goes to War
Posters and knitting patterns from WWI and WWII. - Homework 1891
Sarah Bradberry's fabulous site that translates "Homework," a knitting manual from 1891, into contemporary knitting terms. - The Dales Knitting Tradition
History and photos on the history of knitting in the British Dales. - Traditional Knitting Patterns in Austria
Traditional Austrian stitch patterns. - Antique Knitting Patterns
Knitting-crochet.com's antique patterns. - Vintage Knitting Patterns
Knitting patterns from vintage knitting books. - Celt's Vintage Crochet
Vintage knit patterns, part of a site devoted to vintage crochet.
Historic Knitting Patterns
Rings and Things
- The American Red Cross Museum
Thank you for the link and the laughs! The Daily Mail does not know what monochromatic means, however. I guess there aren't good proofreaders in England any more. The Washington Post is full of errors like that.
I wish the pictures had shown how the "green pea" hat was attached to her head. Maybe it was felted onto her forehead?
Posted by: Ginny Burton | June 24, 2009 at 10:49 AM