Clothing
A pair of Lobster Mittens handcrafted by Peggy Wright
- Item Number
- 222
- Estimated Value
- 50 USD
- Sold
- 30 USD to hamstrung
The winning bid will go to FrontStream Global Fund (tax ID 26-3265577), a 501c3 nonprofit organization, which will send the donation to Addison County Parent Child Center (tax ID 030280370) on behalf of the winner.
- Number of Bids
- 7 - Bid History
Item Description
There is a story attached to these mittens, well worth sharing. A lady in Chebeague Island Maine apparently used wool from island sheep to make these very thick mittens. Lobster people would wear them, alternatively dipping them into hot manifold water and then the freezing ocean. The mittens shrink to fit your hand. When your fingers feel chilly, just clap your hands together a few times, and your hands are instantly warm!
The Maine lady died, and the pattern with her, but a Yankee article in February 1983 wrote up her story and the author, Robin Hansen, figured out how to make them. People need to order the wool especially from Bartlett Yarns in Maine, 3 ply worsted.
Peggy ordered the yarn, and made the mittens, which she is generously offered us to auction.
Item Special Note
The mittens can be shrunk as much as required. Peggy will provide shrinking instructions to the successful bidder
”Some men took them home and soaked them in hot water; others put them in the bilge of their boats and walked on them all day while doing their work. And they shrank. ..as the fishermen wore them, wetting them each time in saltwater, they shrank and matted even more until they were shaped to his hands and quite stiff when dry.” ( Robin Hansen, Yankee magazine).
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