For the PNW Yarn Crawl, Ewe and I Yarns is focusing on Turkey as their theme! Therefore, we talk about Turkish fiber traditions today, so you have some extra background information when you look at all the fiber goodness at Ewe and I! We cover Turkish color-knitting and we highlight Turkish rugs. We hope to see you soon at the PNW Yarn Crawl at Ewe and I!
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Patterns Talked about today:
The Bonnie Cardigan:
https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/bonnie-27
Pictures of Turkish Socks as well as a lovely article: https://pieceworkmagazine.com/sock-monday-turkish-socks/
RESOURCES:
- a, n. (2020, March 2). Knitted socks from Turkey – craft techniques. THE CRAFT ATLAS. Retrieved March 6, 2023, from https://craftatlas.co/crafts/handmade-knitted-socks-from-turkey
- Aktaş, B. M., & Veryeri Alaca, I. (2017). The co-knitting project: A proposal to revive traditional handmade socks in Turkey. The Journal of Modern Craft, 10(3), 237–256. https://doi.org/10.1080/17496772.2017.1394524
- Hershberger, L. D. T. (2018, February). Entranced by Turkish Socks. Piecework, 26(1).
- Nargi, L. (2014). Knitting around the world: A multistranded history of a time-honored tradition. Voyageur.\
- Turkish spindles archives. TurkishFolkArt. (n.d.). Retrieved March 13, 2023, from https://turkishfolkart.com/product-tag/turkish-spindles/
