early bonnets

[pdcorlis]

Iain - your "Before" photo is a jaw dropper - how did you calculate the size change?

[Warlock]

That is awesome! Get any ideas Dreadbelly? Maybe it cab help with the jonesing!

[Dreadbelly]

A half double crochet I think would produce a nice dense weave for felting. Good lord, that is a lot of work. That'd take me a coupla days of non stop knotting to make something only to have it shrink.

[Warlock]

Would keep your mind off the kilts!

[macwilkin]

That is referred to as a Hummel or Kilmarnock bonnet, and the Scottish Tartans Museum offers a nice reproduction already:

http://giftshop.scottishtartans.org/bonnets.htm

Scroll down to the very bottom of the page. Matt also frequently wears one; you can see photos of him in one on his web site:

http://www.albanach.org

The Kilmarnock is the forunner of the glengarry.

Regards,

Todd

[Warlock]

OUCH! Thats a wee steep for my shallow purse!

[macwilkin]

OUCH! Thats a wee steep for my shallow purse!

As my frugal Scottish grandmother always said, "you get what you pay for -- and why keep paying to replace something?"

If that isn't thrifty, then I don't know!

T.

[Warlock]

I didna sae tha' they werna worth it, just tha' I kinna afford it.