 Diaries
Diaries
Written by Marion McNealy
Spring 2003 Juan de Alcega's Tailor's Book of Patterns from 1589 can be confusing and hard to understand, the text provided by the translators doesn't help in understanding how the pieces go together, how to draft the patterns, adjust them to your size and measurements or any of the things that would make using this gem of a book easier. However, Alcega himself gives us the clues we need to be able to use his wonderful patterns and layouts over 400 years latter. Read more...
Written by Marion McNealy
Lost at Sea, October 14th, 1583UpdatedKnitting pattern for this project can be found here: Recreating the Gagiana Barett - Knitting Pattern For a Barrett or Flat Cap Fall 2003 On October 14th, 1583, the merchant ship "Gagiana", while carrying a load of goods from Venice to the East, hit a reef and sank off the Adriatic coast, near the island of Gnalic and what is now known as Croatia. The wreck lay undisturbed for more than 350 years, until it was rediscovered and the remains of the cargo were recovered by divers in 1967-1968. Read more...
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