Slat Bonnet

[FarbNoMore]

I am looking for a slat bonnet pattern for the wife. I've been trying my hand at making women and childrens clothing lately, so here I am looking for this pattern.

Timothy Arnold

[Diochra]

Re: Slat Bonnet

Sarah Edwards has a very nice instructional page on her website, The Thrifty Reenactor. It can be found here:

http://www.thethriftyreenactor.com/Make%20a%20Slat%20Bonnet.htm

[MissMaggie]

Re: Slat Bonnet

I've always been very happy with the Miller's Millinery pattern for a slat bonnet. Very easy to put together and it looks very nice when done.

[FarbNoMore]

Re: Slat Bonnet

Ladies,
thank you both very much. I will do some looking into this. As most people, I have today off. Tomorrow its back to the Army. So, I am using my time researching today. Again, thanks ladies!

Timothy Arnold

[ElizabethClark]

Re: Slat Bonnet

To help with clarity, the following comment is given as general education, and is not directed at any one forum user or poster or the topic of this thread itself. It seeks to address a common problem in the citizen's community, which may or may not apply to any forum member:

Keep in mind that if one is using a pattern for more than personal use (for example, any items made for sale, regardless of quantity), one needs to have a commercial use permission granted from the owner of the pattern copyright. Purchasing a pattern buys one the right to make items from it for personal use only; any other use must be licensed by the copyright/licensing right holder directly, to stay on the legal side of things.

[ElizabethClark]

Re: Slat Bonnet

The most simple sunbonnet I've ever viewed was basically half of an oval:

The short diameter of the oval was the brim edge, it used a rectangle as a slat channel/brim lining. The long diameter of the oval was a "brim to curtain hem" length. The curtain was "brought in" with ties at the back edges of the slat channel, about earlobe height. There's that long curve to hem, but other than that, it was one-piece, could lay flat for laundering and pressing, and would make up very quickly.