Mock cable rib

Knitted Textile

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BLUE: The TATTER Textile Library

Swatch includes Reverse Cross-Stitch Ribbing at the top left, Mock Cable Rib at the top right, and both ribbings combined at the bottom.

Swatch includes Reverse Cross-Stitch Ribbing at the top left, Mock Cable Rib at the top right, and both ribbings combined at the bottom.

Name/Title

Mock cable rib

Entry/Object ID

2020.1.76

Description

From the book: "Mock Cable combines well with Reverse Cross-Stitch Ribbing, because the Mock Cable Rib tends to be a little flat and the Reverse Cross-Stitch, in high relief, compensates for this and gives the combination more elasticity."

Collection

Barbara Walker Swatch Project

Category

Chapter 3 : Ribbings

Acquisition

Accession

2020.1

Made/Created

Artist

Lynn Defilippo

Time Period

circa 2020

Place

City

Fairbanks

State/Province

Alaska

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Notes

Lynn enjoyed the puzzle of piecing this difficult swatch together. This swatch made her feel Barbara Walker's detail oriented perfection, and she looks forward to knitting more in the future.

Lexicon

Getty AAT

Concept

knitters, knitting (needlework), knitting (process)

Parts

Count

2

Parts

Swatch, handwritten letter.

Color

Blue

Location

Box

Barbara Walker Swatch Collection

Room

Library