Netting for garments?

Spouse demonstrates netting and uses various yarns to show its versatility.
I now have far more than enough vegetable bags, toy cradles, real hammocks,
fishing nets, rabbit nets, fleece nets etc and for the new season am trying
to think of new applications.

I'm sure that once I saw a pattern for a netting waistcoat in cotton but
can't find it now, it must have been thrown out in a fit of tidiness. They
don't happen often but when they do I'm ruthless - then regret it later.

Has anyone any ideas of how netting could be used to make apparel?

Mary

Mary Fisher wrote:
Spouse demonstrates netting and uses various yarns to show its versatility.
I now have far more than enough vegetable bags, toy cradles, real hammocks,
fishing nets, rabbit nets, fleece nets etc and for the new season am trying
to think of new applications.

I'm sure that once I saw a pattern for a netting waistcoat in cotton but
can't find it now, it must have been thrown out in a fit of tidiness. They
don't happen often but when they do I'm ruthless - then regret it later.

Has anyone any ideas of how netting could be used to make apparel?

Mary



I have seen quite a few patterns in 1960s knitting magazine for netting
versions of "vests"--I'm an American, so I think what you call a
waistcoat I call a vest (but in Britain a vest is underwear). Also,
some for bathing suits, but who would really wear them? These were in a
1960s-1970s French magazine called "Mon Tricot." I've tried to find old
copies on ebay, but only found some of the books.

On that subject, in Europe men seem to like those netting tee shirts.
My Dad had one in the 70s, and I saw a Czech man in one in a 2005 Czech
movie I saw recently.

Netting with beads seems a natural for jewelry of all kinds, and various
things to put over your hair, snoods, etc.

Using netting and then clothspins seems like a cute message board kind
of thing, one you could take down and wash now and then.

A netting tube with drawstrings at both ends would be nice for storing
plastic bags for recycling.
Madelaine

Mary Fisher wrote:
Has anyone any ideas of how netting could be used to make apparel?

I'd definitely look at older sources for ideas.

Netting was popular in victorian times; Mrs Beeton's Book of Needlework
book has a chapter on it and includes patterns for a netted cape and
some caps. You can download pdfs of Mrs Beeton's Book from the Antique
Pattern Library, the second pdf contains the netting material:
http://www.antiquepatternlibrary.org/knittingpubs.htm

There is another document containing netting info on that page too
(just search the page for "netting").

VP
http://www.vintagepurls.net.nz

In article .com,
Vintage Purls wrote:
Mary Fisher wrote:
Has anyone any ideas of how netting could be used to make apparel?

I'd definitely look at older sources for ideas.

Netting was popular in victorian times; Mrs Beeton's Book of Needlework
book has a chapter on it and includes patterns for a netted cape and
some caps. You can download pdfs of Mrs Beeton's Book from the Antique
Pattern Library, the second pdf contains the netting material:
http://www.antiquepatternlibrary.org/knittingpubs.htm

There is another document containing netting info on that page too
(just search the page for "netting").

Netting, done very finely, was also used to make small purses.
The netting needles for them were as fine as darning needles.

For designs, you could use patterns for filet crochet and do
blocks of netting instead. If you used sock wool, you could
make a netted shawl with a filet crochet pattern worked into
the center square.

=Tamar

"Madelaine" wrote in message
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I have seen quite a few patterns in 1960s knitting magazine for netting
versions of "vests"--I'm an American, so I think what you call a
waistcoat I call a vest (but in Britain a vest is underwear).

Yes. But the ones I remember weren't netted but knitted, if you know what I
mean :-) Still, it's a thought. Damn! He just bought some new vests the
other week :-(

Also,
some for bathing suits, but who would really wear them?

LOL!


On that subject, in Europe men seem to like those netting tee shirts.
My Dad had one in the 70s, and I saw a Czech man in one in a 2005 Czech
movie I saw recently.

That's another thought too, I've never seen them mind but it would be funky.
He's surprisingly prepared to wear odd garments - for an old man.

Netting with beads seems a natural for jewelry of all kinds, and various
things to put over your hair, snoods, etc.

My hair is short. His is long but I think he'd draw the line at that! I very
rarely wear jewellery, not even a wedding ring (my fingers are too
arthritically knobby). Such nets were used in mediaeval times, made in very
fine silk. He makes fine metal netting shuttles for that purpose and they're
surprisingly popular among re-enactors.

Using netting and then clothspins seems like a cute message board kind
of thing, one you could take down and wash now and then.

Oh yes! Great idea - if I can make a bit of wallspace that is ...

A netting tube with drawstrings at both ends would be nice for storing
plastic bags for recycling.

Got one of those, we use 'Bags for Life' so have very few thin plastic bags
so one tube is enough. Thinks ... might be interesting to make and give
away.

Thanks for all those ideas, now saved.

Mary
Madelaine

"Vintage Purls" wrote in message
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Mary Fisher wrote:
Has anyone any ideas of how netting could be used to make apparel?

I'd definitely look at older sources for ideas.

Netting was popular in victorian times; Mrs Beeton's Book of Needlework
book has a chapter on it and includes patterns for a netted cape and
some caps. You can download pdfs of Mrs Beeton's Book from the Antique
Pattern Library, the second pdf contains the netting material:
http://www.antiquepatternlibrary.org/knittingpubs.htm

There is another document containing netting info on that page too
(just search the page for "netting").

I'll do that, thanks. He doesn't need info about the process himself, he
supplies his own instructions. It's the application of the fabric - which is
probably the oldest man-made fabric in the world, one of our ancient textile
expert friends suggests.

Mary
http://www.vintagepurls.net.nz

"Richard Eney" wrote in message
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In article .com,

Netting, done very finely, was also used to make small purses.
The netting needles for them were as fine as darning needles.

The fine shuttles (netting needles) he makes are finer than darning needles
:-) The size of the holes is determined by a gauge rather than the 'needle'
but of course you couldn't pass a big shuttle through a small hole.

It's another technique which I know but don't like doing and am not very
good at, he can do anything :-)

Mary

"Vintage Purls" wrote in message
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Mary Fisher wrote:
Has anyone any ideas of how netting could be used to make apparel?

I'd definitely look at older sources for ideas.

Netting was popular in victorian times; Mrs Beeton's Book of Needlework
book has a chapter on it and includes patterns for a netted cape and
some caps. You can download pdfs of Mrs Beeton's Book from the Antique
Pattern Library, the second pdf contains the netting material:
http://www.antiquepatternlibrary.org/knittingpubs.htm

It hangs up when it's loaded 65Kb of 7+Mb :-(

Mary

It hangs up when it's loaded 65Kb of 7+Mb :-(


Oh, bother that's annoying. If you provide an email address I'll
extract just the relevant pages and send the, to you directly if you
like.

VP

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It hangs up when it's loaded 65Kb of 7+Mb :-(


Oh, bother that's annoying. If you provide an email address I'll
extract just the relevant pages and send the, to you directly if you
like.

VP

Oh, thank you! My address is genuine, I can't be bothered trying to hide and
never change it :-)

Mary