Indigo Bonnet

**Sheep In Wolf's Clothing** · 21st April 08, 05:56 PM

Oh Crud I want one of them too!!
Between Ron showing off his new cape and now I see this bonnet.. I am going to be so broke very soon!
It's a very bonnie bonnet!
Wear in good health,
Sara

**cloves** · 22nd April 08, 06:14 AM

that earthy brown is amazing.....so tweedy and countrified!

**Riverkilt** · 22nd April 08, 05:09 PM

Knit?? Wow! That's so tight it looks like felt. Great quality.

And of course I love the philosophy sign on her website...a version of you can have any two of price, quality, or service...

Ron

**Arlen** · 22nd April 08, 05:38 PM

Originally Posted by Riverkilt

Knit?? Wow! That's so tight it looks like felt. Great quality.

And of course I love the philosophy sign on her website...a version of you can have any two of price, quality, or service...

Ron

They are felted.
She hand knits them and makes sure they are the correct head-size for the person who has ordered and then felts them.
They're all made with traditional methods.
I've been with Diane for years now and I am still absolutely astounded at her knitting talent.

**Bugbear** · 22nd April 08, 05:42 PM

I'm having to just go by the comments you all are making, but these really do sound like top of the line bonnets... knitted and felted... Anyway, the indigo bonnet sounds great.

**Riverkilt** · 22nd April 08, 05:56 PM

Shows you what I know about hatmaking...amazing for sure.

Just stay away from the mercury...isn't that what the old hatmakers used to felt that made them "mad as a hatter?"

Ron

**Woodsheal** · 22nd April 08, 05:59 PM

Originally Posted by Riverkilt

Shows you what I know about hatmaking...amazing for sure.

Just stay away from the mercury...isn't that what the old hatmakers used to felt that made them "mad as a hatter?"

Ron

That must be a different process. Felting in this case simply means knitting the bonnet oversized, then shrinking it down to the correct final size in hot water....

**Woodsheal** · 22nd April 08, 05:56 PM

When a knit bonnet is properly felted, like Diane's are, you can hold it up to the light and hardly any light shows through - and they're practically waterproof. I know a lot of the reenactor crowd is VERY pleased with Diane's bonnets.

Buy one...!

**Bugbear** · 22nd April 08, 07:07 PM

I think the mercury was used to clean felt hats because it would tend to float loose particals away from the material.

Not that any of that matters. I will keep her in mind if I go looking for a bonnet in the future. Kind of like theidea of an earthtone bonnet... might need a few different bonnets.