Socks - Revision history

Cian: Reverted edit of 198.62.217.2, changed back to last version by Cian

2006-03-02T23:08:19Z

Reverted edit of 198.62.217.2, changed back to last version by Cian

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	===Period Socks===		===Period Socks===
			In [[Europe]], the majority of westerners used [[hose]] (think stockings, sort of) to keep their legs warm. These hose covered the feet as modern socks do today, and then extended varying distances up the leg, depending upon gender, class and time period.
	they keep your feet warm.

			Socks were much rarer, with the exception of [[Egypt]], the [[Middle East]], and possibly the [[Viking]]s, who made socks using a variety of methods. [[Knitting]] becomes more common later in [[period]], but in earlier times a [[stitch]]ing technique called [[naalbinding]] was more common. Although the construction method is quite different, the end result looks VERY similar, and is often mislabelled as knitting in old (more than 30 years old) books, and poorly researched newer books.

			A great article on [[Naalbinding]] socks can be found at: http://www.regia.org/naalbind.htm

	===Modern Socks===		===Modern Socks===
			[[Wool]]len Explorer™ socks are GREAT for [[camping event]]s. They keep you warm (even when wet), keep you cool (even when dry), and are all round "comfy socks" because they're made out of 100% [[wool]]. They are also well padded, which works well if you are wearing unfamiliar [[boot]]s, however they do look a little strange worn under a fancy girl's [[court]] dress.
	im wearing blue socks right now!!

			"Over the knee" socks are as good an imitation of [[period]] hose as can be bought in the shops. I'm talking specifically about the ones that are mostly [[cotton]], with only a little [[lycra]], and have a nasty habit of falling down after the first few washes. Because that's what [[hose]] do unless you wear [[garter]]s. Don't worry - garters are easily made from a piece of ribbon, or a quick piece of [[fingerloop]] [[braid]]. For [[Australia]]ns, Red Robbin™ brand socks are suitable - although they are expensive, they look good with garters and can be found in Myers stores. It's the slight bagginess of cotton over the knee socks that make them look more period - after all they didn't have stretch fabric in [[medieval]] times. In cold weather, however, medieval people would wear woollen hose (sometimes over a pair of linen hose for comfort), so they stayed really warm, even when wet. In cold weather over-the-knee cotton socks just get cold and damp, and have none of the nice insulating properties of medieval hose.

			Stockings and pantyhose are often worn at [[feast]]s. They work well to keep the legs warm, but only look somewhat period, especially for earlier periods. The main points that make them look less period are: they are tight everywhere including the ankle, lycra often glistens differently to natural fibres, are often much thinner than period hose, and the height is often wrong - women's hose generally were only knee high, men's generally only to high on the thighs. Pantyhose chosen with these criteria in mind will generally look more period than others. Men beware - pantyhose show much more of your curves than period hose would have. Thin leggings, stretch stirrup pants and other tight-fitting tracksuit pants can also be worn to good effect if the person buying them is familiar with the legwear of period they are trying to imitate (look at some [[painting]]s).

			[[Category:Clothing]]

198.62.217.2: /* Modern Socks */

2006-03-02T19:14:29Z

Modern Socks

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	===Modern Socks===		===Modern Socks===
			im wearing blue socks right now!!
	[[Wool]]len Explorer™ socks are GREAT for [[camping event]]s. They keep you warm (even when wet), keep you cool (even when dry), and are all round "comfy socks" because they're made out of 100% [[wool]]. They are also well padded, which works well if you are wearing unfamiliar [[boot]]s, however they do look a little strange worn under a fancy girl's [[court]] dress.

	"Over the knee" socks are as good an imitation of [[period]] hose as can be bought in the shops. I'm talking specifically about the ones that are mostly [[cotton]], with only a little [[lycra]], and have a nasty habit of falling down after the first few washes. Because that's what [[hose]] do unless you wear [[garter]]s. Don't worry - garters are easily made from a piece of ribbon, or a quick piece of [[fingerloop]] [[braid]]. For [[Australia]]ns, Red Robbin™ brand socks are suitable - although they are expensive, they look good with garters and can be found in Myers stores. It's the slight bagginess of cotton over the knee socks that make them look more period - after all they didn't have stretch fabric in [[medieval]] times. In cold weather, however, medieval people would wear woollen hose (sometimes over a pair of linen hose for comfort), so they stayed really warm, even when wet. In cold weather over-the-knee cotton socks just get cold and damp, and have none of the nice insulating properties of medieval hose.

	Stockings and pantyhose are often worn at [[feast]]s. They work well to keep the legs warm, but only look somewhat period, especially for earlier periods. The main points that make them look less period are: they are tight everywhere including the ankle, lycra often glistens differently to natural fibres, are often much thinner than period hose, and the height is often wrong - women's hose generally were only knee high, men's generally only to high on the thighs. Pantyhose chosen with these criteria in mind will generally look more period than others. Men beware - pantyhose show much more of your curves than period hose would have. Thin leggings, stretch stirrup pants and other tight-fitting tracksuit pants can also be worn to good effect if the person buying them is familiar with the legwear of period they are trying to imitate (look at some [[painting]]s).

	[[Category:Clothing]]

198.62.217.2: /* Period Socks */

2006-03-02T19:14:15Z

Period Socks

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	===Period Socks===		===Period Socks===
	they keep your feet warm.		they keep your feet warm.
	A great article on [[Naalbinding]] socks can be found at: http://www.regia.org/naalbind.htm

	===Modern Socks===		===Modern Socks===

198.62.217.2: /* Period Socks */

2006-03-02T19:14:05Z

Period Socks

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	===Period Socks===		===Period Socks===
			they keep your feet warm.
	In [[Europe]], the majority of westerners used [[hose]] (think stockings, sort of) to keep their legs warm. These hose covered the feet as modern socks do today, and then extended varying distances up the leg, depending upon gender, class and time period.

	Socks were much rarer, with the exception of [[Egypt]], the [[Middle East]], and possibly the [[Viking]]s, who made socks using a variety of methods. [[Knitting]] becomes more common later in [[period]], but in earlier times a [[stitch]]ing technique called [[naalbinding]] was more common. Although the construction method is quite different, the end result looks VERY similar, and is often mislabelled as knitting in old (more than 30 years old) books, and poorly researched newer books.

	A great article on [[Naalbinding]] socks can be found at: http://www.regia.org/naalbind.htm		A great article on [[Naalbinding]] socks can be found at: http://www.regia.org/naalbind.htm

Cian: links, spelling

2006-02-28T03:46:45Z

links, spelling

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	===Period Socks===		===Period Socks===
	In Europe, the majority of westerners used [[hose]] (think stockings, sort of) to keep their legs warm. These hose covered the feet as modern socks do today, and then extended varying distances up the leg, depending upon gender, class and time period.		In [[Europe]], the majority of westerners used [[hose]] (think stockings, sort of) to keep their legs warm. These hose covered the feet as modern socks do today, and then extended varying distances up the leg, depending upon gender, class and time period.

	Socks were much rarer, with the exception of Egypt, the Middle East, and possibly the ~~Vikings~~, who made socks using a variety of methods. [[Knitting]] becomes more common later in [[period]], but in earlier times a ~~stitching~~ technique called [[naalbinding]] was more common. Although the construction method is quite different, the end result looks VERY similar, and is often mislabelled as knitting in old (more than 30 years old) books, and poorly researched newer books.		Socks were much rarer, with the exception of [[Egypt]], the [[Middle East]], and possibly the [[Viking]]s, who made socks using a variety of methods. [[Knitting]] becomes more common later in [[period]], but in earlier times a [[stitch]]ing technique called [[naalbinding]] was more common. Although the construction method is quite different, the end result looks VERY similar, and is often mislabelled as knitting in old (more than 30 years old) books, and poorly researched newer books.

	A great article on [[Naalbinding]] socks can be found at: http://www.regia.org/naalbind.htm		A great article on [[Naalbinding]] socks can be found at: http://www.regia.org/naalbind.htm

	===Modern Socks===		===Modern Socks===
	Wool Explorer socks are GREAT for [[camping event]]s. They keep you warm (even when wet), keep you cool (even when dry), and are all round "comfy socks" because they're made out of 100% [[wool]]. They are also well padded, which works well if you are wearing unfamiliar ~~boots~~, however they do look a little strange worn under a fancy ~~girls~~ court dress.		[[Wool]]len Explorer™ socks are GREAT for [[camping event]]s. They keep you warm (even when wet), keep you cool (even when dry), and are all round "comfy socks" because they're made out of 100% [[wool]]. They are also well padded, which works well if you are wearing unfamiliar [[boot]]s, however they do look a little strange worn under a fancy girl's [[court]] dress.

	"Over the knee" socks are as good an imitation of period hose as can be bought in the shops. I'm talking specifically about the ones that are mostly cotton, with only a little lycra, and have a nasty habit of falling down after the first few washes. Because that's what [[hose]] do unless you wear [[garter]]s. Don't worry - garters are easily made from a piece of ribbon, or a quick piece of [[fingerloop]] braid. For ~~Australians~~, Red Robbin brand socks are suitable - although they are expensive, they look good with garters and can be found in Myers stores. It's the slight bagginess of cotton over the knee socks that make them look more period - after all they didn't have stretch fabric in medieval times. In cold weather, however, medieval people would wear ~~woolen~~ hose (sometimes over a pair of linen hose for comfort), so they stayed really warm, even when wet. In cold weather ~~overtheknee~~ cotton socks just get cold and damp, and have none of the nice insulating properties of medieval hose.		"Over the knee" socks are as good an imitation of [[period]] hose as can be bought in the shops. I'm talking specifically about the ones that are mostly [[cotton]], with only a little [[lycra]], and have a nasty habit of falling down after the first few washes. Because that's what [[hose]] do unless you wear [[garter]]s. Don't worry - garters are easily made from a piece of ribbon, or a quick piece of [[fingerloop]] [[braid]]. For [[Australia]]ns, Red Robbin™ brand socks are suitable - although they are expensive, they look good with garters and can be found in Myers stores. It's the slight bagginess of cotton over the knee socks that make them look more period - after all they didn't have stretch fabric in [[medieval]] times. In cold weather, however, medieval people would wear woollen hose (sometimes over a pair of linen hose for comfort), so they stayed really warm, even when wet. In cold weather over-the-knee cotton socks just get cold and damp, and have none of the nice insulating properties of medieval hose.

	Stockings and pantyhose are often worn at ~~feasts~~. They work well to keep the legs warm, but only look somewhat period, especially for earlier periods. The main points that make them look less period are: they are tight everywhere including the ankle, lycra often glistens differently to natural fibres, are often much thinner than period hose, and the height is often wrong - women's hose generally were only knee high, ~~mens~~ generally only to high on the thighs. Pantyhose chosen with these criteria in mind will generally look more period than others. Men beware - pantyhose show much more of your curves than period hose would have. Thin leggings, stretch stirrup pants and other ~~tightfitting~~ tracksuit pants can also be worn to good effect if the person buying them is familiar with the legwear of period they are trying to imitate (look at some ~~paintings~~).		Stockings and pantyhose are often worn at [[feast]]s. They work well to keep the legs warm, but only look somewhat period, especially for earlier periods. The main points that make them look less period are: they are tight everywhere including the ankle, lycra often glistens differently to natural fibres, are often much thinner than period hose, and the height is often wrong - women's hose generally were only knee high, men's generally only to high on the thighs. Pantyhose chosen with these criteria in mind will generally look more period than others. Men beware - pantyhose show much more of your curves than period hose would have. Thin leggings, stretch stirrup pants and other tight-fitting tracksuit pants can also be worn to good effect if the person buying them is familiar with the legwear of period they are trying to imitate (look at some [[painting]]s).

	[[Category:Clothing]]		[[Category:Clothing]]

Morgant: typos, minor rephrasing

2005-01-21T05:49:26Z

typos, minor rephrasing

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	===Period Socks===		===Period Socks===
	~~During~~ ~~most of europe~~, the majority of westerners used [[hose]] (think stockings, sort of) to keep their legs warm. These hose covered the feet as modern socks do today, and then extended varying ~~distance~~ up the leg, depending upon gender, class and time period.		In Europe, the majority of westerners used [[hose]] (think stockings, sort of) to keep their legs warm. These hose covered the feet as modern socks do today, and then extended varying distances up the leg, depending upon gender, class and time period.

	Socks were much rarer, ~~except~~ in ~~egypt~~, the ~~middle~~ ~~east~~, and possibly ~~for~~ the ~~vikings where socks~~ ~~were~~ made by a variety of methods. ~~Late in period~~ [[~~knitting~~]] becomes more common, but ~~earlier~~ in ~~medieval~~ times a stitching technique called [[naalbinding]] was more common. Although the construction method is quite different, the end result looks VERY similar, and is often mislabelled as knitting in old (more than 30 years old) books, and poorly researched newer books.		Socks were much rarer, with the exception of Egypt, the Middle East, and possibly the Vikings, who made socks using a variety of methods. [[Knitting]] becomes more common later in [[period]], but in earlier times a stitching technique called [[naalbinding]] was more common. Although the construction method is quite different, the end result looks VERY similar, and is often mislabelled as knitting in old (more than 30 years old) books, and poorly researched newer books.

	A great article on [[Naalbinding]] socks can be found at: http://www.regia.org/naalbind.htm		A great article on [[Naalbinding]] socks can be found at: http://www.regia.org/naalbind.htm

	===Modern Socks===		===Modern Socks===
	Explorer socks are GREAT for [[camping event]]s. They keep you warm (even when wet), keep you cool (even when dry), and are all round "comfy socks" because they're made out of 100% wool. They are also well padded, which works well if you are wearing unfamiliar boots, however they do look a little strange worn under a fancy girls court dress.		Wool Explorer socks are GREAT for [[camping event]]s. They keep you warm (even when wet), keep you cool (even when dry), and are all round "comfy socks" because they're made out of 100% [[wool]]. They are also well padded, which works well if you are wearing unfamiliar boots, however they do look a little strange worn under a fancy girls court dress.

	"Over the knee" socks are as good an imitation of period hose as can be bought in the shops. I'm talking specifically about the ones that are mostly cotton, with only a little lycra, and have a nasty ~~habbit~~ of falling down after the first few washes. Because that's what [[hose]] do unless you wear [[garter]]s. Don't worry - garters are ~~very~~ easily made from a piece of ribbon, or a quick piece of [[fingerloop]] braid. I ~~reccomend~~ Red Robbin brand ~~ones~~ to ~~Australians,~~ they are expensive, ~~but~~ look good with garters and can be found in ~~myers~~ stores. It's ~~that~~ slight bagginess of cotton over the knee socks that make them look more period - after all they didn't have stretch fabric in medieval times. In cold weather, however, ~~medeival~~ people would wear woolen hose (sometimes over a pair of linen hose for comfort), so they stayed really warm, even when wet. In cold weather overtheknee cotton socks ~~jsut~~ get cold and damp, and have none of ~~teh~~ nice insulating properties of medieval hose.		"Over the knee" socks are as good an imitation of period hose as can be bought in the shops. I'm talking specifically about the ones that are mostly cotton, with only a little lycra, and have a nasty habit of falling down after the first few washes. Because that's what [[hose]] do unless you wear [[garter]]s. Don't worry - garters are easily made from a piece of ribbon, or a quick piece of [[fingerloop]] braid. For Australians, Red Robbin brand socks are suitable - although they are expensive, they look good with garters and can be found in Myers stores. It's the slight bagginess of cotton over the knee socks that make them look more period - after all they didn't have stretch fabric in medieval times. In cold weather, however, medieval people would wear woolen hose (sometimes over a pair of linen hose for comfort), so they stayed really warm, even when wet. In cold weather overtheknee cotton socks just get cold and damp, and have none of the nice insulating properties of medieval hose.

	Stockings and pantyhose are often worn at feasts. They work well to keep the legs warm, but only look somewhat period, especially for earlier periods. The main points that make them look less period are: they are tight everywhere including the ankle, lycra often glistens differently to natural fibres, are often much thinner than period hose, and the height is often wrong - women's hose generally were only knee high, mens generally only to high on the thighs. Pantyhose chosen with these criteria in mind will generally look more period than others. Men beware - pantyhose show much more of your curves than period hose would have. Thin leggings, stretch stirrup pants and other tightfitting tracksuit pants can also be worn to good effect if the person buying them is familiar with the legwear of period they are trying to imitate (look at some paintings).		Stockings and pantyhose are often worn at feasts. They work well to keep the legs warm, but only look somewhat period, especially for earlier periods. The main points that make them look less period are: they are tight everywhere including the ankle, lycra often glistens differently to natural fibres, are often much thinner than period hose, and the height is often wrong - women's hose generally were only knee high, mens generally only to high on the thighs. Pantyhose chosen with these criteria in mind will generally look more period than others. Men beware - pantyhose show much more of your curves than period hose would have. Thin leggings, stretch stirrup pants and other tightfitting tracksuit pants can also be worn to good effect if the person buying them is familiar with the legwear of period they are trying to imitate (look at some paintings).

Tiff at 04:57, 29 December 2004

2004-12-29T04:57:35Z

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	===Period Socks===		===Period Socks===
	During most of europe, the majority of westerners used [[hose]] (think stockings, sort of) to keep their legs warm. These hose covered the feet as modern socks do today.		During most of europe, the majority of westerners used [[hose]] (think stockings, sort of) to keep their legs warm. These hose covered the feet as modern socks do today, and then extended varying distance up the leg, depending upon gender, class and time period.

	Socks were much rarer, except in egypt ~~and~~ the ~~middel~~ east, where socks were made by a variety of methods. Late in period [[knitting]] becomes more common, but earlier in medieval times a stitching technique called [[naalbinding]] was more common. Although the construction method is quite different, the end result looks VERY similar, and is often mislabelled as knitting in old (more than 30 years old) books, and poorly researched newer books.		Socks were much rarer, except in egypt, the middle east, and possibly for the vikings where socks were made by a variety of methods. Late in period [[knitting]] becomes more common, but earlier in medieval times a stitching technique called [[naalbinding]] was more common. Although the construction method is quite different, the end result looks VERY similar, and is often mislabelled as knitting in old (more than 30 years old) books, and poorly researched newer books.

	A great article on [[Naalbinding]] socks can be found at: http://www.regia.org/naalbind.htm		A great article on [[Naalbinding]] socks can be found at: http://www.regia.org/naalbind.htm
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	Explorer socks are GREAT for [[camping event]]s. They keep you warm (even when wet), keep you cool (even when dry), and are all round "comfy socks" because they're made out of 100% wool. They are also well padded, which works well if you are wearing unfamiliar boots, however they do look a little strange worn under a fancy girls court dress.		Explorer socks are GREAT for [[camping event]]s. They keep you warm (even when wet), keep you cool (even when dry), and are all round "comfy socks" because they're made out of 100% wool. They are also well padded, which works well if you are wearing unfamiliar boots, however they do look a little strange worn under a fancy girls court dress.

	"Over the knee" socks are as good an imitation of period hose as can be bought in the shops. I'm talking specifically about the ones that are mostly cotton, with only a little lycra, and have a nasty habbit of falling down after the first few washes. Because that's what [[hose]] do unless you wear [[garter]]s. Don't worry - garters are very easily made from a piece of ribbon, or a quick piece of [[fingerloop]] braid. I reccomend Red Robbin brand ones to Australians, they are expensive, but look good with garters and can be found in myers stores. It's that slight bagginess of cotton over the knee socks that make them look more period - after all they didn't have stretch fabric in medieval times.		"Over the knee" socks are as good an imitation of period hose as can be bought in the shops. I'm talking specifically about the ones that are mostly cotton, with only a little lycra, and have a nasty habbit of falling down after the first few washes. Because that's what [[hose]] do unless you wear [[garter]]s. Don't worry - garters are very easily made from a piece of ribbon, or a quick piece of [[fingerloop]] braid. I reccomend Red Robbin brand ones to Australians, they are expensive, but look good with garters and can be found in myers stores. It's that slight bagginess of cotton over the knee socks that make them look more period - after all they didn't have stretch fabric in medieval times. In cold weather, however, medeival people would wear woolen hose (sometimes over a pair of linen hose for comfort), so they stayed really warm, even when wet. In cold weather overtheknee cotton socks jsut get cold and damp, and have none of teh nice insulating properties of medieval hose.

	Stockings and pantyhose are often worn at feasts. They work well to keep the legs warm, but only look somewhat period, especially for earlier periods. The main points that make them look less period are: they are tight everywhere including the ankle, lycra often glistens differently to natural fibres, are often much thinner than period hose, and the height is often wrong - women's hose generally were only knee high, mens generally only to high on the thighs. Pantyhose chosen with these criteria in mind will generally look more period than others.		Stockings and pantyhose are often worn at feasts. They work well to keep the legs warm, but only look somewhat period, especially for earlier periods. The main points that make them look less period are: they are tight everywhere including the ankle, lycra often glistens differently to natural fibres, are often much thinner than period hose, and the height is often wrong - women's hose generally were only knee high, mens generally only to high on the thighs. Pantyhose chosen with these criteria in mind will generally look more period than others. Men beware - pantyhose show much more of your curves than period hose would have. Thin leggings, stretch stirrup pants and other tightfitting tracksuit pants can also be worn to good effect if the person buying them is familiar with the legwear of period they are trying to imitate (look at some paintings).

			[[Category:Clothing]]

Morgant: typo

2004-01-05T23:33:56Z

typo

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	"Over the knee" socks are as good an imitation of period hose as can be bought in the shops. I'm talking specifically about the ones that are mostly cotton, with only a little lycra, and have a nasty habbit of falling down after the first few washes. Because that's what [[hose]] do unless you wear [[garter]]s. Don't worry - garters are very easily made from a piece of ribbon, or a quick piece of [[fingerloop]] braid. I reccomend Red Robbin brand ones to Australians, they are expensive, but look good with garters and can be found in myers stores. It's that slight bagginess of cotton over the knee socks that make them look more period - after all they didn't have stretch fabric in medieval times.		"Over the knee" socks are as good an imitation of period hose as can be bought in the shops. I'm talking specifically about the ones that are mostly cotton, with only a little lycra, and have a nasty habbit of falling down after the first few washes. Because that's what [[hose]] do unless you wear [[garter]]s. Don't worry - garters are very easily made from a piece of ribbon, or a quick piece of [[fingerloop]] braid. I reccomend Red Robbin brand ones to Australians, they are expensive, but look good with garters and can be found in myers stores. It's that slight bagginess of cotton over the knee socks that make them look more period - after all they didn't have stretch fabric in medieval times.

	Stockings and pantyhose are often worn at feasts. They work well to keep the legs warm, but only look somewhat period, especially for earlier periods. The main points that make them look less period are: they are tight everywhere including the ankle, lycra often glistens ~~differntly~~ to natural fibres, are often much thinner than period hose, and the height is often wrong - women's hose generally were only knee high, mens generally only to high on the thighs. Pantyhose chosen with these criteria in mind will generally look more period than others.		Stockings and pantyhose are often worn at feasts. They work well to keep the legs warm, but only look somewhat period, especially for earlier periods. The main points that make them look less period are: they are tight everywhere including the ankle, lycra often glistens differently to natural fibres, are often much thinner than period hose, and the height is often wrong - women's hose generally were only knee high, mens generally only to high on the thighs. Pantyhose chosen with these criteria in mind will generally look more period than others.

Tiff at 08:32, 6 October 2003

2003-10-06T08:32:15Z

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	===Period Socks===		===Period Socks===
			During most of europe, the majority of westerners used [[hose]] (think stockings, sort of) to keep their legs warm. These hose covered the feet as modern socks do today.

			Socks were much rarer, except in egypt and the middel east, where socks were made by a variety of methods. Late in period [[knitting]] becomes more common, but earlier in medieval times a stitching technique called [[naalbinding]] was more common. Although the construction method is quite different, the end result looks VERY similar, and is often mislabelled as knitting in old (more than 30 years old) books, and poorly researched newer books.

	A great article on [[Naalbinding]] socks can be found at: http://www.regia.org/naalbind.htm		A great article on [[Naalbinding]] socks can be found at: http://www.regia.org/naalbind.htm

	===Modern Socks===		===Modern Socks===
	Explorer socks are GREAT for [[camping event]]s. They keep you warm, keep you cool, and are all round "comfy socks" because they're made out of 100% ~~cotton~~ ~~(or~~ is it ~~[[wool]]?~~ I ~~can't~~ ~~remember).~~ ~~Don't~~ ~~get~~ ~~them~~ ~~soggy~~ ~~though~~ ;)		Explorer socks are GREAT for [[camping event]]s. They keep you warm (even when wet), keep you cool (even when dry), and are all round "comfy socks" because they're made out of 100% wool. They are also well padded, which works well if you are wearing unfamiliar boots, however they do look a little strange worn under a fancy girls court dress.

			"Over the knee" socks are as good an imitation of period hose as can be bought in the shops. I'm talking specifically about the ones that are mostly cotton, with only a little lycra, and have a nasty habbit of falling down after the first few washes. Because that's what [[hose]] do unless you wear [[garter]]s. Don't worry - garters are very easily made from a piece of ribbon, or a quick piece of [[fingerloop]] braid. I reccomend Red Robbin brand ones to Australians, they are expensive, but look good with garters and can be found in myers stores. It's that slight bagginess of cotton over the knee socks that make them look more period - after all they didn't have stretch fabric in medieval times.

			Stockings and pantyhose are often worn at feasts. They work well to keep the legs warm, but only look somewhat period, especially for earlier periods. The main points that make them look less period are: they are tight everywhere including the ankle, lycra often glistens differntly to natural fibres, are often much thinner than period hose, and the height is often wrong - women's hose generally were only knee high, mens generally only to high on the thighs. Pantyhose chosen with these criteria in mind will generally look more period than others.

Morgant: adding naalbinding sock link

2003-10-02T11:40:57Z

adding naalbinding sock link

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			===Period Socks===
⚫	Explorer socks are GREAT for camping ~~events~~. They keep you warm, keep you cool, and are all round "comfy socks" because they're made out of 100% cotton (or is it [[wool]]? I can't remember). Don't get them soggy though ;)
			A great article on [[Naalbinding]] socks can be found at: http://www.regia.org/naalbind.htm

			===Modern Socks===
		⚫	Explorer socks are GREAT for [[camping event]]s. They keep you warm, keep you cool, and are all round "comfy socks" because they're made out of 100% cotton (or is it [[wool]]? I can't remember). Don't get them soggy though ;)