I remember reading about that hat, specific to parts of the German states, a couple of years ago, and I can't remember the name of it either, nor do I have the name of the reference to hand. I was doing some rushed searching on German styles and saw the info. The reference said that the hat had a woven base to it made of reeds or straws. If you look at the first picture, you can see through the holes of the white fabric that there is actually something woven underneath it.
I wish I could offer something more solid for reference than this memory. All I can remember is that I thought, "of course, how else would they get that flowing shape if it wasn't woven?" LynnD On 8/9/05, Shane & Sheridan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I have always had a fasination for German Ren. clothing, but one detail > keeps perplexing me: > Would anyone have any idea of how they made these hats/headdress? > > http://gallery.euroweb.hu/art/c/cranach/lucas_e/6/2cuspin.jpg > > http://www.wga.hu/art/h/holbein/hans_y/1518/3meyer2.jpg > > http://www.museothyssen.org/images/obras/museo-thyssen-399-157-Grande.jpg > > http://www.metmuseum.org/Works_Of_Art/images/ep/images/ep12.115.L.jpg > > http://gallery.euroweb.hu/art/s/strigel/bernhard/freyberg.jpg > > I have a couple of vague theories, but was wondering if anyone here had > figured out something that works, no sense re-inventing the wheel. :-) > > Sheridan > > > *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-* > You are only young once, > but you can stay immature indefinitely. > > Ogden Nash > > > _______________________________________________ > h-costume mailing list > h-costume@mail.indra.com > http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume > _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume