white cockade

[Woodsheal]

Another simple option is to form a St andrew's cross of doubled ribbon:

[Jack Daw]

DWFII;

I prefer the St. Andrews cross version that Woodsheal has displayed. I made one for myself a few years ago using the instructions from this website. Scroll down to right below PCES modeling it himself!

http://www.appins.org/bonnet.htm

You can either pin it on the bonnet or sew it.

[DWFII]

DWFII;

I prefer the St. Andrews cross version that Woodsheal has displayed. I made one for myself a few years ago using the instructions from this website. Scroll down to right below PCES modeling it himself!

http://www.appins.org/bonnet.htm

You can either pin it on the bonnet or sew it.

Can you access and repost (or PM) those graphics? The illustrations are not showing up on my computer. I get the Bonnie Prince and the painting of Culloden but not the cockades.

[DWFII]

I'd say Brian's one is the way to go, again sorry for the confusion I just posted the first thing I saw on ebay.

Glen,

No worries. Every road has its own delights.

It's interesting seeing the differences. That said, I am glad to be on the right track now.

[Sionnachdubh]

I have always been fond of the cross style cockade of white ribbon.

I have heard that the origin of the white cockade goes thusly. When the Prince landed and the clansmen gathered to greet him, I heard they were lead by Lochiel who secretly advised the prince to "gang back hame" The Prince replied by plucking a white rose from a nearby bush saying "I AM home",. With that he thrust the rose in to the front pocket of his jacket. Since that day the white rose became a symbol of those that would stand for the rightful King.

That is how the story was told to me at least.

[Jack Daw]

Can you access and repost (or PM) those graphics? The illustrations are not showing up on my computer. I get the Bonnie Prince and the painting of Culloden but not the cockades.

Booger! Sorry about that, DWFII. I think the images are lost, now.

[Cynthia]

They're very easy to make with some grosgrain ribbon. You could copy Lord George Murray's!

I love the look of that one!

I was looking around online and came across this site. With a few adjustments, it shows you how to make something very similar.

[thistlelass]

Thanks for the link Cynthia-the one they show looks really nice and seems fairly simple to tie as well.

[fluter]

Booger! Sorry about that, DWFII. I think the images are lost, now.

'Ang on a tick, i found those last night... I suspected that the files were renamed, but the links were not updated to match. Or there was a thumbnail there (note the -sm in the file names), but is no longer present.

http://www.appins.org/images/COCADE1.GIF, COCADE2.GIF



DW, if your good lady crochets, it's rumored to be easy to make a rosette in a sort of spiral shape, to arbitrary size.. One of these days, I'm going to learn how.

In a pinch, I've made a rosette from bits of an old T-shirt and sock, by taking needle and thread to gather it in the middle. I was in a hurry.

[DWFII]

'Ang on a tick, i found those last night... I suspected that the files were renamed, but the links were not updated to match. Or there was a thumbnail there (note the -sm in the file names), but is no longer present.

Fluter,

Thanks! That looks easy enough.