Võrumaa kindakirjas kinda kudumine referaat
Already in the bronze age
people in Estonia knew how to make them, but needle looped tehnique vanished. One reason
needle looping technique disappeared was when knitting became popular, another difference
is the material and ease of knitting.
Knitting became an important part of the Estonian textile craft by the XVIII century. The
glove patterns have been passed down from generation to generation. Many gloves were
knittted by using old glove patterns. Specific examples were knitted aswell. The samples were
woven combination of patterns, ideas from nature and outings patterns.
A.W.Huppel's book from this period emphasizes the knitting among the necessary skills for
any housewife and notes that young girls should be able to knit by the age of ten.
A typical Estonian woman's costume had a pocket for carrying knitting. They were usually