Historical Knit or Crochet Patterns?

Hi Everyone,

We have a pioneer farm that shows what life was like in the 1800s for the
settlers who came here. I'd like to make maybe some shawls to donate so the
"interpreters" can wear them. But I don't know where I can look to find
historically accurate patterns for that time period. I just assume they
would've crocheted or knitted at that time but I was wondering where I could
find out all this information.

Can anyone help me?

Thanks,
Bonnie (not in San Angelo) :-)

It is my considered but unprofessional opinion that any sort of shawl
you make will be appropriate. Most of the European migrants who came
to the US brought their clothing styles with them - arrival on foreign
shores wouldn't cause them to abandon known construction methods and
styles. I would caution the use of "plain stitch", either stockinette
with a garter border, or 100% garter stitch; workday shawls would've
been plain, with ends long enough to tie behind one's back. A Sunday
go-to-church shawl would have been fancy, and probably any color
except white.

On Mon, 05 Dec 2005 18:00:50 GMT, "mdemama" spewed
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Hi Everyone,

We have a pioneer farm that shows what life was like in the 1800s for the
settlers who came here. I'd like to make maybe some shawls to donate so the
"interpreters" can wear them. But I don't know where I can look to find
historically accurate patterns for that time period. I just assume they
would've crocheted or knitted at that time but I was wondering where I could
find out all this information.

Can anyone help me?

Thanks,
Bonnie (not in San Angelo) :-)



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mdemama wrote:
Hi Everyone,

We have a pioneer farm that shows what life was like in the 1800s for the
settlers who came here. I'd like to make maybe some shawls to donate so the
"interpreters" can wear them. But I don't know where I can look to find
historically accurate patterns for that time period. I just assume they
would've crocheted or knitted at that time but I was wondering where I could
find out all this information.

Can anyone help me?

People took their craftwork with them when they went west, so the styles
could depend on where they came from as well as what was available. One
mountain man is recorded to have bought a guernsey sweater and a "Scotch hat"
at a trading post, so imported things were occasionally available too.
I'd look at Weldon's Practical Needlework, Vol.1, published in facsimile
by Piecework Magazine, and Therese de Dillmont's Encyclopedia of Knitting.
I know there are some facsimiles available on the net, too. "Handwork"
I think is available on a Canadian website, and I think Mrs Beeton's
needlework book is on project Gutenberg.

The 19th century was more or less when modern crochet was invented and
it was wildly popular.

There are also re-enactor websites for very specific periods - you might
try the US Civil War re-enactor sites to start with.

=Tamar

Hi Bonnie - Try these links, also use "vintage knitting patterns 1800's" as
a search term; also, go to www.about.com and search for v. knitting
patterns - that is a good search engine.

http://www.gbacg.org/buying.htm
http://www.rebeccasreproductions.com/patterns.htm



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Hi Everyone,

We have a pioneer farm that shows what life was like in the 1800s for the
settlers who came here. I'd like to make maybe some shawls to donate so
the
"interpreters" can wear them. But I don't know where I can look to find
historically accurate patterns for that time period. I just assume they
would've crocheted or knitted at that time but I was wondering where I
could
find out all this information.

Can anyone help me?

Thanks,
Bonnie (not in San Angelo) :-)




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Another thought: email one of the major yarn/thread companies - I'm sure
they'll have some resources or send you in the right direction. (Butterick?
Bear Brand?)
Susan K


"mdemama" wrote in message
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Hi Everyone,

We have a pioneer farm that shows what life was like in the 1800s for the
settlers who came here. I'd like to make maybe some shawls to donate so
the
"interpreters" can wear them. But I don't know where I can look to find
historically accurate patterns for that time period. I just assume they
would've crocheted or knitted at that time but I was wondering where I
could
find out all this information.

Can anyone help me?

Thanks,
Bonnie (not in San Angelo) :-)




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Try this - has knitting shawls circa 1897 (maybe too late?) - Butterick.

http://www.ivarose.com/inc/sdetail/1394





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Hi Everyone,

We have a pioneer farm that shows what life was like in the 1800s for the
settlers who came here. I'd like to make maybe some shawls to donate so
the
"interpreters" can wear them. But I don't know where I can look to find
historically accurate patterns for that time period. I just assume they
would've crocheted or knitted at that time but I was wondering where I
could
find out all this information.

Can anyone help me?

Thanks,
Bonnie (not in San Angelo) :-)




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I have a pattern for a shawl on my website. The pattern comes from
1891, I just made one and wrote it out in modern terminology.

Go to http://www.knitting-and.com/homework , scroll down to section III
and click on "Shoulder Shawl".

You have some very nice patterns on your site!
I think I will be spending some time there this weekend :-)

Sandra Rose

"knittingand" wrote in message ups.com...
I have a pattern for a shawl on my website. The pattern comes from
1891, I just made one and wrote it out in modern terminology.

Go to http://www.knitting-and.com/homework , scroll down to section III
and click on "Shoulder Shawl".