These knitted stockings are featured in the book The Typical Tudor: reconstructing 16th century everyday dress (now available on Etsy). They are based on detailed examination of extant originals, as follows:

Knitted wool stockings with leg shaping (16th century) Museum of London, inventory numbers 39.188/4a, 39.188/4b, 39.188/5, A26851, A26852;

Knitted wool stockings with leg shaping (16th century) Norfolk Museums, Norwich, inventory numbers NWHCM 1961.74.4; NWHCM 1961.74.5;

A heel of a knitted wool stocking (16th century) Museum of London, inventory number 22402;

Heels of knitted wool stockings (16th century) Norfolk Museums, Norwich, inventory numbers NWHCM: 1961.74.3, NWHCM 1961.74.4; NWHCM 1961.74.5;

Toes of knitted wool stockings (16th century) Museum of London, inventory numbers A26876 & 22402;

Calf-length knitted wool stockings (16th century) Museum of London, inventory number 22403; and

A fragment of a thigh-length knitted wool stocking (1400-1600) Norfolk Museums, Norwich, inventory number 311

The instructions were researched and designed by Lesley O’Connell Edwards and further developed by Sally Pointer and Jane Malcolm-Davies for The Tudor Tailor. They are part of the ‘Knitting in Early Modern Europe’ project, which was grant funded but the European Commission as a postdoctoral Marie Skłodowska Curie Research Fellowship awarded to Jane Malcolm-Davies (grant agreement 656748).