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Straw Forms
In
the nineteenth century, straw bonnets were a common choice in warm weather.
Visible in the fashion plates from March through November, Godey's repeatedly
recommends Leghorn straw for early spring bonnets and more open straws for later
in the season.
The popular plaits included split straw, horsehair, and many others.
Straw fabric existed, but plait bonnets were much more common. Straw
bonnets were available in a variety of colors with natural, black, and white
being the most popular shades. For further information on straw bonnets,
check out Anna Worden's booklet
From
Field to Fashion.
We create our forms from flat plait rather than straw fabric. Any of our
styles are available machine sewn, blocked wired, and bound in hemp plait for
$85. The plait looks most like the original plait used to construct the
horse hair high brimmed bonnet in our collection. To purchase, follow
the link below desired form to the individual bonnet page.

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