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fromthedust

Edward Gorey’s skeleton weather vane

rubacmk

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ducissatenebrarum

Memento mori: doodled skeleton death holding an hour glass (Engelberg, Stiftsbib 339)

knittinghistory

An c.1000-1200 CE example of Egyptian cotton knitted socks.

yarns-nstuff

I made a chart for it!

I realised while making it that the pattern on the sock isn't always symmetrical or identical, so I had to be a little creative. But I managed to get it pretty close, I think!

davetheshady

thoughts:

1) the egyptians wore socks??

2) the egyptians wore tube socks?????

3) mental image of egyptians now top half traditional imagery and bottom half 70s basketball player

4) multiple sections of the book of the dead are probably march madness brackets

5) i want these socks

jewishpangolin

Keep in mind the caption says 1000-1200 CE, not BCE. So these are closer to us than they are to Ancient Egypt.

davetheshady

corrections:

1) medieval egyptians wore socks??

2) medieval egyptians wore tube socks?????

3) mental image of medieval egyptians now top half fatimid vizier and bottom half 70s basketball player

4) multiple sections of ibn al-nafis’ theologus autodidactus are probably march madness brackets

5) i want these socks

seaglassandeelgrass

Collating additional sources from the notes:

The sock's catalogue page from the George Washington University Textile Museum collections: https://collections-gwu.zetcom.net/en/collection/item/2960/ appended by @jeannetterankin

Further information from a wikipedia page (linked by @acepalindrome) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Islamic_sock.jpg that appears to quote a previous item description from the textile museum:

12th century sock possibly found in Fustat, Egypt. The knitter of this sock started work at the toe and then worked up towards the leg. The heel was made last and then attached to loops formed while knitting the leg. This ingenious practice allowed the heel to be replaced when it wore out without the necessity of making new socks. The sock is thought to have been made in India because it was found with other materials exported from India and sold in the Egyptian market. Indigo dyes most likely color the two rich blue cotton yarns used to make the pattern on the socks. The yarn would have been dipped into indigo dye repeatedly until the desired shade was achieved.

And a complete, slightly variant, (free to download!) Ravelry pattern by Jodi Dyck, found by @blunderpuff https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/egyptian-medieval-socks

mademoisellesarcasme

Thank you for collating the information!! i went notes diving for exactly this!!!!!

ophelie-trichereau

“Madeleine Silarjuangat” This is the last large solar system I made. I created it for a custom order so I personalised it with my client who offered it to his wife for her birthday last year ♥️ This embroidery is called “Madeleine Silarjuangat”, which means “Madeleine’s world” in Inuit. My client lives in Canada, he wanted to name his embroidery after his wife, the Inuit language has a rich history of stars and legends about life above. Thank you again Kirt! I hope to have more opportunities like this to create more unique and custom orders, it is always very interesting and challenging for me to have to work directly for a client. “Madeleine Silarjuangat” Hand embroidery. Unique piece. Custom order. 32 cm diameter. DMC embroidery thread, cannetille, Swarovski crystal beads, 24kt gold-plated beads, stone beads and glass beads on linen. Wooden frame. https://www.etsy.com/fr/shop/OphelieTrichereau I take custom orders. #embroidery #broderie #planets #solarsystem #universe #scienceart #spaceart #embroiderer #theearth #thesun #sun #mars #jupiter #saturn #cosmosartwork #handembroidery #ophelietrichereau #solarsystemembroidery #sunartwork #soleilart #planetembroidery #universeartwork #astronomyart #dmcembroidery #astroembroidery #astronomylovers #spaceembroidery #cosmicart #outerspaceart #galaxyembroidery