Toe Socks - nothing new - guess how old they are! Post 246

 Amazingly the Egyptians had toe socks back in around 300 A>D>.

The Victoria and Albert Museum in Kensington in West London has a pair. I found a picture of them in Wikimemdia Commons.



The description reads>


Pair of socks 300-500 Egypt Wool (knitted) These socks are the earliest knitted items in the V&A's collection. Made in 300-499 AD, they were excavated in Egypt at the end of the 19th century. They have a divided toe and are designed to be worn with sandals. The socks are knitted in stocking stitch using three-ply wool and the single-needle technique. This type of knitting is a slow technique more like sewing. It was a forerunner of the faster method of knitting with two or more needles. Textile historians often find it difficult to tell whether early knitted objects are made using a single needle, as here, or using more than one needle, as the finished articles are so similar in appearance. Given by Robert Taylor.

On first reading I thought the information was given by Robert Taylor. On second reading I thought the socks were given to the V & A by donor Robert Taylor.

The socks are very stylish. I like the lively orange colour. The tie at the top is good. 

Also see post 243.

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