Pair of Stockings
ca. 1969 (made)
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Pair of hand-knitted stockings of Shetland wools in shades of white, rust, blue, yellow and brown. They were knitted in stocking stitch in the round with a square-turned heel and shaped toes. The top 3 inches are ribbed. With a design of horizontal bands decorated with small zig zag, diamond and geometric patterns in a traditional 'Fair Isle' design. The colours are stranded across the back.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Hand-knitted wool |
| Brief description | Pair of hand-knitted stockings of Shetland wool, knitted by Miss Ena Leslie, Shetland, ca. 1969 |
| Physical description | Pair of hand-knitted stockings of Shetland wools in shades of white, rust, blue, yellow and brown. They were knitted in stocking stitch in the round with a square-turned heel and shaped toes. The top 3 inches are ribbed. With a design of horizontal bands decorated with small zig zag, diamond and geometric patterns in a traditional 'Fair Isle' design. The colours are stranded across the back. |
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| Gallery label | 17. SOCKS
Hand-knitted two-ply wool
Scottish, Shetland, 1969
Since the late 1960s there has been a revival of the older 'Fair Isle' patterns and colours. These had been in danger of disappearing in a welter of machine-made variations and colours dictated by fashion. Although made of synthetically dyed machine-spun yarn these socks compare favourably with the earlier gloves. They were knitted especially for the Museum by Miss Ena Leslie of Lerwick.
T.250-1969(1985) |
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| Accession number | T.250&A-1969 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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