From mysterious knitting needles to strange silhouettes: recreating historical clothing
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How to Recreate Historical Dress
Knitting is a very recent technique. There's no evidence of it in the ancient world. I've done more work on the history of knitting with wool than I have with silk. Don't be too blase about how simple and easy you can make it by having too many compromises along the way, he says.
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