Dec 8, 2020
This beautiful and somewhat mysterious object is out in the store today. We did not know what to make of it at first, but it was then identified as a knitting sheath!
It is most likely from the 19th Century and would have allowed the user to keep knitting whilst looking after their children and doing the chores, talk about multi tasking! The long end would have been tucked into the top of their skirt, with the spikes holding the knitting in place. This one is quite special as it has all been carved from one piece of wood, including all of those chain links! Many knitting sheaths were made as love tokens and with all of it’s heart motifs, this one seems like a good candidate in that respect!
