Netting for garments?

I have seen quite a few patterns in 1960s knitting magazine for netting versions of "vests"--I'm an American, so I think what you call a waistcoat I call a vest (but in Britain a vest is underwear). Also, some for bathing suits, but who would really wear them? These were in a

1960s-1970s French magazine called "Mon Tricot." I've tried to find old copies on ebay, but only found some of the books.

On that subject, in Europe men seem to like those netting tee shirts. My Dad had one in the 70s, and I saw a Czech man in one in a 2005 Czech movie I saw recently.

Netting with beads seems a natural for jewelry of all kinds, and various things to put over your hair, snoods, etc.

Using netting and then clothspins seems like a cute message board kind of thing, one you could take down and wash now and then.

A netting tube with drawstrings at both ends would be nice for storing plastic bags for recycling. Madelaine

I'd definitely look at older sources for ideas.

Netting was popular in victorian times; Mrs Beeton's Book of Needlework book has a chapter on it and includes patterns for a netted cape and some caps. You can download pdfs of Mrs Beeton's Book from the Antique Pattern Library, the second pdf contains the netting material:

is another document containing netting info on that page too(just search the page for "netting"). VP

Netting, done very finely, was also used to make small purses. The netting needles for them were as fine as darning needles.

For designs, you could use patterns for filet crochet and do blocks of netting instead. If you used sock wool, you could make a netted shawl with a filet crochet pattern worked into the center square.

=Tamar

Yes. But the ones I remember weren't netted but knitted, if you know what I mean :-) Still, it's a thought. Damn! He just bought some new vests the other week :-(

LOL!

That's another thought too, I've never seen them mind but it would be funky. He's surprisingly prepared to wear odd garments - for an old man.

My hair is short. His is long but I think he'd draw the line at that! I very rarely wear jewellery, not even a wedding ring (my fingers are too arthritically knobby). Such nets were used in mediaeval times, made in very fine silk. He makes fine metal netting shuttles for that purpose and they're surprisingly popular among re-enactors.

Oh yes! Great idea - if I can make a bit of wallspace that is ...

Got one of those, we use 'Bags for Life' so have very few thin plastic bags so one tube is enough. Thinks ... might be interesting to make and give away.

Thanks for all those ideas, now saved.

Mary

I'll do that, thanks. He doesn't need info about the process himself, he supplies his own instructions. It's the application of the fabric - which is probably the oldest man-made fabric in the world, one of our ancient textile expert friends suggests.

Mary

The fine shuttles (netting needles) he makes are finer than darning needles :-) The size of the holes is determined by a gauge rather than the 'needle' but of course you couldn't pass a big shuttle through a small hole.

It's another technique which I know but don't like doing and am not very good at, he can do anything :-)

Mary

Mary

Oh, bother that's annoying. If you provide an email address I'll extract just the relevant pages and send the, to you directly if you like.

VP

Oh, thank you! My address is genuine, I can't be bothered trying to hide and never change it :-)

Mary

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Mary Fisher skrev:

If you do a search using "crochet" + "(garment name)" you can get some ideas about items that would probably look good in netting as well as crochet. I think a loose pull-over type dress would be very cute as part of a layered look.

hth Erin

Perhaps.

I don't wear dreses :-)

But thanks, it's a thought.

Mary

Mary Fisher skrev:

What about a tunic to wear layered over pants? I'm starting to get into this idea! :-)

Erin

Straight back to the 1960s. I have some old crochet pattern books showing these, the tunic length ones were then mini-skirt length, and worn over a fitted sheath (for modesty) they were referred to as "cage dresses".

Olwyn Mary in New Orleans.