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minus-squaredexa_scantron@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·10 days agoThere was a bizarre movement in the Victorian era to get people to knit with their needles held with tips pointed down because it’s “more ladylike” but it’s also very difficult and irritating to knit that way so it didn’t catch on.
minus-squaredexa_scantron@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·10 days agoMore info: https://creatingruth.wordpress.com/2013/04/30/do-you-knit-like-miss-marple/
minus-squareBoozilla@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·10 days agoAn “optics first” mindset. Sadly, it’s probably even worse in 2024.
There was a bizarre movement in the Victorian era to get people to knit with their needles held with tips pointed down because it’s “more ladylike” but it’s also very difficult and irritating to knit that way so it didn’t catch on.
More info: https://creatingruth.wordpress.com/2013/04/30/do-you-knit-like-miss-marple/
An “optics first” mindset. Sadly, it’s probably even worse in 2024.