Author
Unknown
Publication Date
220
Publication Place
Egypt (made) -
Subject
Clothing Africa
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Physical Dimensions
Approx. length: 21.5cm, Approx width: 8.4cm, Approx. height: 10cm
Library
Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID
1936-1897
Record ID
1936-1897
Library Location
Middle East Section
Date
220
Notes
Before the technique of knitting with two needles evolved, textiles with a very similar structure and texture were created by a technique known as âsingle-needle knittingâ. This sock, made in this method, was intended to be worn with sandals, as the big toe is shaped separately from the other toes. It was excavated from Christian burial grounds of the late Roman period, found in the present-day city of al-Bahnasa in Egypt. This used yarn threaded through the eye of a sewing needle worked in the round through a series of loops. It was much more laborious and slower than knitting with two needles, as the yarn could only be worked in short lengths. Extra pieces of yarn had to be spliced on as the âknittingâ progressed.
Malzemeler ve teknikler
Wool, single-needle knitted Wool Single-Needle Knitting
Fiziksel açıklama
A sock with big toe worked separately from the others, single-needle knitted in purple wool (dyed with red and blue dyes). It has a narrow 'tongue' at the front of the ankle, laced to the rest of the sock. There is one inch of ribbing at the top of the sock and the heel is shaped. The guage is 9 stitches and 12 rows per inch.
Üslup
Late Antique
