[MR] Romans commit fashion faux-pas (Fwd: [Explorator] DigestNumber 383)

[needlez n pinz]

It's not likely that these were 'woollen, herringbone-knitted sock' as a
couple of the articles suggest, but rather woollen, herringbone *woven*
socks, cut and sewn together.  They pre-date the earliest knitted items by 5
or more centuries.

What a gorgeous piece of metal work, btw.

Susanna

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More  evidence the Romans brought the socks-and-sandals look
to the  UK:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/4563337.stm  (photo)
http://news.scotsman.com/latest.cfm?id=4576434
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk_news/story/0,3604,1488287,00.html
http://tinyurl.com/a5zqd  (IOL)



Ingvild