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Showing posts with label 1870's. Show all posts

Showing posts with label 1870's. Show all posts

Saturday, July 9, 2011

Mitts, Cuffs and Muffatees, Oh My!

Or Everything Old is New Again The past few years there has been a slow but growing trend for various forms of knit handwear, fr...

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Bookworm1860: I’m Beth Chamberlain, a lover of libraries and history since I was a wee girl it would come as no surprise to anyone who knew me growing up that I am now a librarian ‘by day’ and a historian ‘by night’ (or, more likely weekend). Most of my research deals with the mid-19th century and largely with subjects considered to be of the women’s realm – cooking, sewing, knitting, fashion, and household management, with a broad view though as I am not just interested in what dress a lady made with her fabric but also how the fabric was produced and sold. I also have a particular interest in the knitting publications of the era.

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