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Fred Rogers, star of the long-running children's program Mister Rogers' Neighborhood, donned a cardigan at the beginning of each episode. The cardigans were made by his mother and closed with a zipper instead of buttons. [11] Steve McQueen popularised cardigans, wearing it in the 1968 action thriller film Bullitt and in his personal life. [12]
The twinset was a 1930s fashion innovation, credited to knitwear designer Otto Weisz who invented the matching cardigan and top for fashion brand Pringle of Scotland. [ 3 ] References
Warmth came from woollen shawls and capes of animal skin, probably worn with the fur facing inwards for added comfort. Caps were worn, also made from skins, and there was an emphasis on hair arrangements, from braids to elaborate Suebian knots. [53] Soft laced shoes made from leather protected the foot.
sweater, cardigan: sweater, cardigan, jumper Women's sleeveless dress: jumper: pinafore Cotton (or jersey) garment covering torso and arms that is closed at the front: sweatshirt: jersey Athletic shirt: jersey: jersey, kit (refers to full sports uniform) Sleeveless knit garment: sweater vest, slipover: slipover, tank top Sleeveless undershirt ...
500-1000 – Spinning wheel invented in the Indian subcontinent. [19] 1000s – Finely decorated examples of cotton socks made by true knitting using continuous thread appear in Egypt. [14] 1000s – The earliest clear illustrations of the spinning wheel come from the Islamic world. [20] 1100s-1300s – Dual-roller cotton gins appear in India ...
Cardigan (sweater), a type of knitted open-front garment; Cardigan, a lost 1922 silent film based on a novel by Robert W. Chambers; Earl of Cardigan, a title in the Peerage of England James Brudenell, 7th Earl of Cardigan, British general during the Crimean War after whom the sweater is named; SS Bury Hill or SS Cardigan, a British steamship
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A History of Salish Weaving: The Effects of Culture Change on Textile Tradition. Unpublished M.A. Thesis, University of Denver. Meikle, Margaret (1987). Cowichan Indian Knitting. University of British Columbia Museum of Anthropology Museum Note 21. ISBN 0-88865-110-4. Olsen, Sylvia (2010).