Proper "period" bonnets

[Woodsheal]

I have knitted and crocheted caps and hats almost as long as I have been making socks, and to make a good solid felted hat is no easy matter - whilst the shapes and even the colours of those on offer might be right, I suspect the weight and rigidity would be wrong.

May be, but Kirstie is considered the best period cap maker in the U.K....!

[pdcorlis]

Rats! How could you possibly have known I also have a hat addiction?

[Pleater]

May be, but Kirstie is considered the best period cap maker in the U.K....!

I can believe that - but selling things does put some constraints on a maker.

Putting in twice the effort and half as much again in materials 'just' to make something which looks almost identical to a lesser item is not commercially viable. To sell you need to minimise.

As the caps are for occasional use, not everyday items I am sure they are perfectly suited for their intended use.

They will really perplex future archaeologists finding them in a peat bog.

[macwilkin]

They will really perplex future archaeologists finding them in a peat bog.

I can attest to this problem, working at a National Battlefield with has living history programs in summer with reenactors and park volunteers & staff. We actually have an area of the battlefield specifically designated for such programs which has already had several major digs to ensure that any dropped musket caps, friction primers from artillery pieces, uniform buttons, etc. used by reenactors are not mistaken for the "real thing".

Cheers,

Todd