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1021 BCE
Antique socks
Socks have been appearing in Egyptian murals for some 3,000 years. The antique socks were created in knitting-like wrap-like bikes, Naldbinding -
Period: 1500 to
The socks in Europe
In early 16th-century Europe, people knew how to knit socks in all countries, the nobles and clergy wore cloth socks, and the common people wrapped their feet in rags or stuffed their shoes with straw. -
Period: 1553 to
Socks in the Elizabethan era
Knitting socks is common in England, usually rough wool. Towards the end of the 16th century, more than 200,000 people (men, women and children) were estimated to knit socks. Fixing socks and especially re-knitting the bottom was very acceptable -
Resume stockings
Robert Moreland revamped the bottom of the Queen's socks -
Period: to
The latest stocking renewal
In Austria and Bavaria, knitted socks were part of the men's national costume, starting in the 18th century. In the book "Steiriches Trachtenbuch" by B. Getamb are mentioned as part of the outfit at least since 1780 -
Period: to
The socks today
From the 1800s to the 2000s the socks did not change their shape, and the socks we wear today are like the socks they wore more than 200 years ago
