Historic overview -- Fishing culture around 1900 -- Knitting -- North Sea coast -- Major rivers -- Wadden Sea coast -- Zuiderzee coast -- Modern interpretations.
Summary:
Between approximately 1875 and 1950, Dutch fishermen wore sweaters with characteristic knit and purl stitch patterns, sometimes cable. These jerseys, known as ganseys, became and intrinsic part of the identity of the Dutchmen who wore them, and their daily lives as fishermen.
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