Antique diamond pattern

Knitted Textile

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BLUE: The TATTER Textile Library

Name/Title

Antique diamond pattern

Entry/Object ID

2020.1.402

Description

From the book: "This is one of the oldest known forms of Openwork Diamonds. In the ancient Spanish fashion it uses yo's and decreases on both sides of the fabric. Another point of archaic style is that the basis of the pattern is Garter Stitch. These Antique Diamonds are beautiful in their way; but like all laces of this early type the pattern requires certain special attentions. It should be worked in very fine yarn with an easy tension, and the fabric must be well stretched vertically when it is blocked."

Collection

Barbara Walker Swatch Project

Category

Chapter 10 : Lace

Acquisition

Accession

2020.1

Made/Created

Artist

Alison Stephens

Time Period

circa 2020

Place

City

Liverpool

Country

England, United Kingdom

Continent

Europe

Notes

Alison learned to knit from her mother when she was 3 years old. She is about to retire after 20 years at the museum of Liverpool and is looking forward to spending more time designing knitting patterns.

Lexicon

Getty AAT

Concept

knitters, knitting (needlework), knitting (process)

Parts

Count

3

Parts

Swatch, typed letter., envelope.

Color

Blue

Location

Box

Barbara Walker Swatch Collection

Room

Library