in Русский / Russian translated by Agunik Kirakosian
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Этот красочный 1700-летний носок с разделёнными пальцами, найденный британским археологом на кладбище римской эпохи в Оксиринхе (современная Аль-Бахнаса, Египет), был связан из тонкой шерсти в три слоя с использованием так называемого метода „спранг“. Он прекрасно сохранился благодаря сухому климату Египта.
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20 Feb, 2025
There is a nice wee video at Manchester museum imagining the history of this sock. Unfortunately the cartoon shows a woman knitting it in two knitting needles, which was clearly not the case. Such a shame!
30 Nov, 2024
This is so cool! Love discovering new examples of Nalbinding. This is definitely Coptic Stitch Nalbinding for sure. I’m a Nalbinding Specialist and I’ve just recently reconstructed some of these. Love the different colours on this example, you can even see the joins and imperfections made by the original wool crafter. Very awesome! Thanks for sharing! 🙂
25 Sep, 2024
Hi, this sock is made using naalbinding (needlebinding). The stitch should be the Tarim stitch, also known as coptic stitch. At least it looks like it. If you need a person in Great Britain to verify the stitch type, please let me know and I will get you a suitable contact.
25 Sep, 2024
This is not made by using the technique of sprang, nor is it knitting. It is nalbound, a needle weaving technique.