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The History of the Aran Sweater


History of Aran Sweaters

On the Aran islands, sweater patterns were zealously guarded and kept within the same clan for generations. These Aran sweaters were often used to help identify ...

The History of The Aran Sweater

They must be hand-knitted, are believed to have been symbolic of nature, the sea, and the fishing families who lived on the Aran Islands. The patterns on Aran ...

Our History - The Story Of Aran - Aran Sweater Market

While the exact origins of the Aran Sweater are lost in history, the intricate and unique designs were thought to be inspired by the Celts, who arrived on the ...

Aran jumper - Wikipedia

The Aran jumper (Irish: Geansaí Árann), also called a fisherman's jumper or a gansey, is a style of jumper that takes its name from the Aran Islands off the ...

History of the Aran Sweater

It is a style of sweater, also known as a fisherman's sweater, which originated in the Aran Islands in Connemara, off the west coast of Ireland. These sweaters ...

The Aran Sweater -

The Aran (or Arran) jumper or sweater gets its name from the Aran Islands and was popular in the fishing settlements on the islands off the west coast of ...

The Irish Fisherman's Sweater: A Brief History - Lakeshore Magazine

The true Irish Fisherman's sweater traces its origin to the Aran Islands, a cluster of tiny islands off the rugged west coast of the Republic of Ireland.

History of the Aran Sweater - Ó'Máille

Anne O'Maille employs 170 knitters, from remote regions in Connemara, west Clare, and north Mayo. Oiled, unbleached wool is homespun and knitted by the island ...

The History of the Aran Sweater | Blarney Woollen Mills

The Aran sweater was born from the starkly self-sufficient lives of the islanders who lived off the sea but raised a few sheep for knitting and mutton.Knitting ...

A Short History of the Aran Sweater - The Irish Store

The first Aran sweaters were made using unwashed báinín ( bain meaning white in Irish) – a yarn made from sheep's wool.

History of Irish Aran Sweaters | Quills of Ireland

Irish Aran Sweaters, often also referred to as cable knit sweaters, Aran-isle sweaters or fisherman's sweaters carry the symbols of the lives of those who wear ...

Fashion History Lesson: Fisherman Sweaters - Fashionista

The sweater gets its names from the Aran Islands, a three-isle cluster on Ireland's west coast, and its roots can be traced back to late 19th ...

History Of The Fisherman Sweater

The fisherman sweater is believed to have been created at the end of the 1800s or beginning of the 1900s on the Aran Islands off the Irish coast.

Buying an Aran Sweater: History, Meaning & Cultural Importance to ...

Aran sweaters are rarely made in their traditional ways because factory-made sweaters can be made faster and cheaper.

THE ULTIMATE GUIDE TO THE ARAN SWEATER

The Aran sweater - geansai in Irish - takes its name from the Aran Islands just off the rugged west coast of Ireland. These three islands, Inis Mor, Inis Meain, ...

Irish Sweaters: Story Behind the Stitch

According to Irish legend, Aran fisherman sweaters were first knit with special stitches that were unique to and represented each family.

The Origin of the Aran Sweater / Jumper Myth - YouTube

This might be controversial for some people, but the Aran style jumpers do knot have Ancient Celtic roots... I explore the origins of that ...

The Myth of the Aran Sweater - PieceWork magazine

According to these articles, families in the Aran Isles each had their own patterns they'd knit into sweaters for the fishermen. That way, if ...

The History and Folklore of Aran Sweaters - StoryMaps

Also known as a "fisherman's sweater," Aran sweaters were typically knit by the wives of fisherman who lived on the islands. With such a harsh ...

The Definitive History of the Aran Sweater - Shamrock Gift

The Aran sweater as we know it today evolved from a type of Irish fisherman's sweater worn on the remote Aran Islands in the 19th century.