Interesting Information about Crochet?

Every Wednesday at work one person will present an interest or hobby of
theirs to the rest of us. It's just a fun thing for us to get together
and do. I want to tell everyone about crochet, but I need to try to
keep it somewhat interesting since I will have a mixed audience! (old &
young, men and women) Does anyone know of any interesting facts about
crochet that I might share? I did find a couple Web pages that lists
some famous people that crochet, that's kinda neat. I'm also going to
bring in a sample square that I am crocheting from plastic grocery bags
I will also tell a little about the history of crochet.

Anything else that you can suggest would be great!
Thanks!
Sandy

Well, I am a Medieval Reinacter and I can tell you that as far as
anyone can find this is after extensive searching through
archaelogical artifats that crochet is after 1600.
Also - many say that crochet is 'Nun's Work', and quote some important
Museum's History Dept. - again NOT!

Many European Languages don't have a word for crochet, instead they
use the word for knit(ting). This causes confustion and
mis-translating when going into English.

Beyond that I can't help you.

Purple Kat
Every Wednesday at work one person will present an interest or hobby of
theirs to the rest of us. It's just a fun thing for us to get together
and do. I want to tell everyone about crochet, but I need to try to
keep it somewhat interesting since I will have a mixed audience! (old &
young, men and women) Does anyone know of any interesting facts about
crochet that I might share? I did find a couple Web pages that lists
some famous people that crochet, that's kinda neat. I'm also going to
bring in a sample square that I am crocheting from plastic grocery bags
I will also tell a little about the history of crochet.

Anything else that you can suggest would be great!
Thanks!
Sandy

Sandy,
Dee from Crochet with Dee has some wonderful history of crochet and
other tid bits that might be useful.
Here is her site. http://members.aol.com/Crochetwithdee/history.html
Dee and I have been on a chat group for years together , and she really
knows her stuff.
HTH,
Coggie