Notice how to the pattern does look really close to knitting. Still somewhat in between - produced with a single, eyed needle, but visually similar.
For context: People used to have only two big toes back then instead of 5 small ones like we have today
Most people don’t realize how rare it is for a piece of textile to survive to this day. The condition is amazing!
I used to do this with my socks as a kid so I could pretend to be a member of the foot clan
Pretend my ass! Get 'em Leo!
Amazing preservation!
I gotta say, I thought those were Big Bird shoes.
Woah, Egypt kinda had “tabi” socks too, I wonder if it was also shaped by they type of footwear popular at the time
Neat!
More likely comfort or even just to stay on. They didn’t have elastic and a large pocket might have rolled and not stayed put. Putting it between the toes secures it.
