Скачать или смотреть Making an 1860s Slat Sun-Bonnet || Dressing the 19th Century Woman

Today I’m making a sun-bonnet. Not because I don’t already have a sun-bonnet but because I have a “thing” for the very long curtained sunbonnets of the 1860s. And my other slat bonnet doesn’t sooth that itch, even if its from the same pattern. This is technically a stash busting project as the fabric is leftover from other projects. This bonnet took about a yard to make a bonnet this long, however, my fabric, which we today would call a windowpane cotton but in the period was referred to as “cross barred muslin” was nearly 60” wide. Although I used to hate “slat” sun-bonnets, I have come to really love them so I knew I was not going to cord this one. I also had a friend’s original 1860s sunbonnet in this same design so I did make a few extra design choices to more closely align with the original I got to examine (mostly, I just added an extra ruffle).

And yes, I do purposefully call it a “sun-bonnet” instead of sunbonnet because that’s how it was typically written in the mid 19th century. The more you know!

Helpful videos:
How to pipe a mid 19th century dress (how to make piping):    • How to Pipe a Mid 19th Century Bodice || A...  
Making a corded bonnet:    • 1850s/1860s Striped Corded Sunbonnet || Dr...  

Links (I earn no commission-my goal is to help others!)
Free sunbonnet patterns from Elizabeth Stewart Clark: https://www.thesewingacademy.com/comp...
Pasteboard (or, in modern terms, chipboard): https://www.hobbylobby.com/art-suppli...
Peaches n creme yarn: https://www.walmart.com/ip/Peaches-Cr...
Marna Davis sunbonnet patterns: https://www.etsy.com/shop/WickedStepm...
Timely Tresses: https://www.timelytresses.com/

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