| The Fall-Winter 2005/06 trends predict a comeback for Intarsia, Fair Isle, ikat, paisley and bold abstract designs. Many believe that the art of knitting originated in Persia. Others believe its place of origin to be Syria, Jordan or Israel. Initially only socks and women's stockings were the only garments to be knitted. Since labor is inexpensive in China, manually operated knitting operations are still being used. |
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