A yarn made of a raccoon fur and silk thread was spun then knit into gloves, mittens and wristlets. These mittens have a 2 1/2" rib knit at the wrist, the rest is regular knit.
For more on the raccoon fur knit items made for sale by the sisters of the Mount Lebanon Church Family, see this blog post: https://shakerml.org/mittens-gloves-wristlets-oh/
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Shaker Museum Mitten. https://shakermuseum.us/object/?id=4395. Accessed on September 22, 2024
