Quote Originally Posted by Woodsheal View Post
When speaking of the modern, structured Balmoral you are correct. But, my son has a real beret sent home by a girlfriend when she visited France. It is knitted, felted, 11" in diameter, and pretty much identical to the early Scots "broad" bonnet of the 18th and early 19th C's.

Well there are strong historical links between France and Scotland, so the similarity is not all that surprising.

I was just looking for one of my military style berets and one of my own made caps in order to meaure them for comparison, but they seem to have gone AWOL.

Not surprising as I have not been at home much for some time now. If and when they turn up I will report back.

Anne the Pleater :ootd: