Hand braided straw bonnet
1820s bonnet made using a buckram base.
Commissioned to fit a nine year old as part of a museum exhibition.
A hand sewn Victorian Perching hat made using repurposed flat straw braid.
Prep work for regency bonnet with gold silk and hand sewing of the pale silk lining.
Embellishment of pre-existing hat base
Drafted using the book ‘From the neck up’ by Denise Dreher.