The question of knitting’s origins became a fascination for me when I was in my early twenties, but the limited information available at the time left me feeling unsatisfied. To be sure, the earliest chapters of knitting history are murky and obscure, making it very difficult to confidently say anything about the craft’s origins. Nevertheless,Continue reading “Why I wrote about knitting in Morocco (and, e-Book now available)”
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Proto-Knitting: a technique for mending nalbound objects?
In my previous post (here) I outlined how I arrived at a theory for the development of knitting from cross-knit looped nalbinding. In short, I noticed that the structure of cross-knit looped nalbinding and crossed-stitch knitting are similar. The only difference was the direction of the loops (pointing down for nalbinding and up for knitting).Continue reading “Proto-Knitting: a technique for mending nalbound objects?”
106 Meters from the Road 