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14 June 2013

Knitting on the beach I just posted a post on vintage knitted swimwear (because it all used to be knitted) I'm rather proud of. Brace yourselves for that first picture.
Awesome post! I wish I could knit; so many of those would be super cute retro dresses today.
posted by Twiggy 14 June | 08:02
That was an enjoyable read. Nicely done!
posted by mightshould 14 June | 11:38
Fun post.
I'm one of those people who finds wool unbearably itchy, and there is not much I can think of that I would less like to have on my delicate parts than scratchy, heavy wet wool.
Good thing I didn't live in those times.
posted by rmless2 14 June | 11:41
Such a fun read. I never knew Winston was ever so svelte, either.
posted by bearwife 14 June | 15:11
Oh, he was. Here's another one of him in a bathing suit in 1911, looking quite trim.
posted by Orange Swan 14 June | 17:49
And here he is at 21, although fully clothed this time. Not a bad-looking lad at all.
posted by Orange Swan 14 June | 17:53
Cool. And the name of your blog is superior.
posted by Doohickie 14 June | 21:43
All knitted? Wasn't most of it really sewn from woven fabric?

I love early swimming costumes. I have this perverse dream to have a full 1890-ish swimming costume made for myself, to parade around in. I try to get LT to buy into this vision. WE could rent ourselves out for parties and stuff.
posted by Miko 14 June | 23:30
The first couple of women's bathing dresses in my post were probably woven wool fabric, but the others all appear to be knitted, though they were machine rather than hand-knitted.
posted by Orange Swan 15 June | 05:49
Oh, I hadn't looked at the post thought you were talking about swimsuits in general when you said "it all used to be knitted;" of course it was knitting that was the innovation after decades of sewn fabric suits. Nice images in the post.
posted by Miko 16 June | 21:50
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