Uploaded November 2020 | Updated September 2026, 35 minutes ago
Most historic hats were hand knit, an occasional exception is the stocking cap which sometimes used fabric knit on a stocking frame. My late Victorian stocking machine is a bit later than the frames in use in the 18th century, but it allows me to approximate this style economically for reenactors, film and theatre.
Most historic hats were hand knit, an occasional exception is the stocking cap which sometimes used fabric knit on a stocking frame. My late Victorian stocking machine is a bit later than the frames in use in the 18th century, but it allows me to approximate this style economically for reenactors, film and theatre.
