Woodsheal,

I find myself looking at the photo of you in the early uprising outfit (late 17th century) and wondering a number of things.

The first is about your bonnet. Is it a knitted bonnet? I seem to recall someone saying somewhere that the sewn bonnets came about later. Did you make it, or did you buy it somewhere? If you bought it, from where did you get it, and if you made it, can you direct me to the pattern?

The second is the doublet. Can you direct me to the pattern for that doublet, or to the person who made it for you? And, if you made it yourself, can you tell me a good source for hodden wool in the appropriate weight?

The third is your arms. What is the pattern for your sword? And is that a dirk I see on your belt? What pattern is that?

I'm building period-correct buccaneer impression from the late 1650's/early 1660's and I'm making him a Scottish immigrant to Port Royal, Jamaica. Wearing a belted plaid would probably be too much (I'm thinking probably slops or breeches instead), but other appropriate clothing of the period should be right in line.

~Ken