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Knit the City logo. Knit the City is a group of "graffiti knitting and crochet" street artists founded in London, England in 2009. The collective is credited with being the first to go beyond the simple 'cosies' of early graffiti knitting to tell 'stitched stories', using knitted and crochet amigurumi creatures and objects in their public installations. [1]
Queen Mary II of England wearing fontanges and a frelange, 1688 (mezzotint made 1690s) A fontange, or frelange, is a high headdress popular during the turn of the late 17th and early 18th centuries in Europe.
Crochet Crochet is the process of creating fabric from a length of cord, yarn, or thread with a hooked tool. Crochet hook A crochet hook is a type of needle, usually with a hook at one end, used to draw thread through knotted loops. Cro-hook The cro-hook is a special double-ended crochet hook used to make double-sided crochet. Because the hook ...
Crochet, embroidery, knitting, lace, quilting and felting are all commonly found in wearable art pieces. Crochet remained a homemaker's art until the late 1960s, as new artists began experimenting with free-handed crochet. This practice allowed artists to work in any shape and employ the use of colors freely, without the guidance of a pattern. [15]
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Variants include the ascot, bow, bolo, zipper tie, cravat, and knit. The modern necktie, ascot, and bow tie are descended from the cravat. Neckties are generally unsized but may be available in a longer size. In some cultures, men and boys wear neckties as part of office attire or formal wear. Women wear them less often.
Crocheting never involves more than one active stitch on the needle. Knitting can be performed by machine, but crochet can only be performed by hand. [118] Crocheting was originally practised by Scottish peasants with a small, hooked needle known as a shepherd's hook. [120] Most crochet uses one hook and works upon one stitch at a time.
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