Olive Green Whalebone Bonnet gown Hand sewn needle/pin books made

Hand sewn needle/pin books made from silk from the Golden Scissors stash

This ready-made version was constructed using our new Whalebone Bonnet Pattern with the color inspired by a period newspaper ad

Emerald Green

non-commercial use by the buyer~At the Sign of the Golden Scissors/Larkin & Smith Patterns and kits may be only used for commission pieces if the individual pattern is owned by the client

~At the Sign of the Golden Scissors/Larkin & Smith Patterns and kits are exclusively for private

Olive Green Whalebone Bonnet gown Hand sewn needle/pin books madeBonnets were popular for much of the 18th century. Black silk was by far the most common for 'whalebone bonnets', or boned bonnets, but other colors such as white and green were sometimes seen. This ready made version was constructed using our new Whalebone Bonnet Pattern with the color inspired by a period newspaper ad. The bow on the front of this bonnet is the one we made and photographed for the new pattern instructions. She wore an old olive