early bonnets

**macgreggor** · 7th January 07, 07:37 PM

Has anyone thought to ask Dreadbelly?

macG (Greg)

**Warlock** · 7th January 07, 11:08 PM

Aye Dreadbelly makes a fine Bonnet. Mine is very nice! He even offered to make one in blue suede.

**wgority** · 19th December 06, 06:10 AM

Kirstie Bickland is the best! Take whatever advice she gave as gospel. She's also done sewn bonnets. Her knitted and fulled bonnets are warm and protective.

I've done 17th century reenactment for many years and recommend her kitting for that era as well.

Bill

**AllenJ** · 19th December 06, 06:34 AM

I got mine from Barkertown Sutlers and have been very pleased with it:
http://www.barkertownsutlers.com/

**Iain dubh** · 7th January 07, 08:32 AM

Hullo all
I have been working on making my own bonnet for the Napoleanic War perion, by adapting a pattern for 18th century bonnets found in Peiceworks magazine. The results have been posted on the Scottish Living History and Re-enactors Forum (http://scotslhre.proboards88.com/index.cgi) under Hummel/Kilmarnock/Cocked bonnets.
You have to register to see the posts, but it's no big deal to become a member and it's free... and it's a good place for re-enactors of Scottish Impressions to hang out and share resources.
I have not seen Kirsite's bonnets, but I have heard from someone who has compared one of my attempts to one of hers that the knit on her's is still pretty open, and not completed felled over. I wonder if it is correct to be able to make out the individual knits? I don't really know, I'm just asking...
Aye,
Iain
(SLH&R Forum Ard Righ)

**Deasan** · 22nd December 06, 10:39 AM

Sorry to go off topic gents but those McHarg and Goodacre pipes ( I would like to have J. Goodacre eventually make a set similar to Barnaby's Brown's 18th cent. set ) are just beautiful Bill. Along with Hamish Moor and the late D. Marshall, those fellows make wonderful instruments. I bet those Cornish pipes are great fun to play. Back to bonnets then. Thanks Allen -Bakertown does great work too.

**wgority** · 27th December 06, 10:21 AM

Originally Posted by Deasan

Sorry to go off topic gents but those McHarg and Goodacre pipes ( I would like to have J. Goodacre eventually make a set similar to Barnaby's Brown's 18th cent. set ) are just beautiful Bill. Along with Hamish Moor and the late D. Marshall, those fellows make wonderful instruments. I bet those Cornish pipes are great fun to play. Back to bonnets then. Thanks Allen -Bakertown does great work too.

You're absolutely right - the Cornish pipes (although James Merryweather calls them "Goodacre Doublepipes") are a blast. I was playing them while busking at the Christmas Market in Union Square Park in NYC over the Christmas holiday weekend. One of these days I'll update things on my site and show you some real treasures among my collection.

I played prototypes of Barnaby Brown's pipes when Julian was still making them and they are a marvellous instrument. I'm hoping to get a shot at his reproduction of the Iain Dall Mackay chanter one of these days. I think it would be great to pair it with Barnaby Brown's drones.

Bill

**Dreadbelly** · 7th January 07, 11:14 PM

I need to try my hand at felting crocheted goods.

**Warlock** · 7th January 07, 11:21 PM

If anybody could it would be you Dread! You make a quality product! I am proud of mine!

**Woodsheal** · 8th January 07, 01:56 PM

Originally Posted by Dreadbelly

I need to try my hand at felting crocheted goods.

A properly felted knit bonnet practically looks like it's made from thick woven cloth. When held up to the light, you can't see through the knitting.

I guess they knit them oversized, and then boil `em down to their proper, felted size....