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Wednesday, April 1, 2009

Mennonite Ladies Knit

I found this picture in my favorite cookbook, Mennonite Foods & Folkways from South Russia, vol. 1:

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It looks like they are knitting stockings and maybe embroidering some linens? What’s interesting about it, though, is that they took this picture at a photographer’s studio. I wonder why they wanted to include their knitting in the picture?

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1 comment:

  1. CourtenayApril 6, 2009 at 2:50 PM

    I love old photos!

    As to why they would include their knitting in the photo-op: to be industrious is to be virtuous, right?

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