> I can't remember if it was in Rutt or somewhere else... But i recall > that a couple Aran Island women had gone to work in the US where > they'd learned some new knitting techniques from some Bavarian or > Austrian knitters - who use many crossed stitches. They returned to > the Island and began teaching some of their new-found techniques. > This was in the 1920s. The thick white cabled sweaters were > popularized - promoted - by Heinz Edgar Kiewe in the 1930s, who made > up a bunch of foof about the ancient history of thick white Aran > sweaters... It's quite clear that the first off-white, highly > textured, Aran sweaters were not sold until the mid-1930s. > > They're not even 100 years old, although they still fit quite well > into the topic of this list, and they sure are purty. > > This page gives a fairly factual history of the white cabled Aran sweaters: > http://www.irishcultureandcustoms.com/AEmblem/Sweaters.html > > Here's another that does, as well: > http://www.recordonline.com/archive/2003/03/16/bz16.htm > In fact, this one actively debunks many myths about Arans. > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HistoricKnit/ > > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > Version: 7.0.323 / Virus Database: 267.8.8/37 - Release Date: 7/1/05 > >