This was my first experience with making a caned bonnet and making a Regency era bonnet. Since it was a new millinery project for me, I decided to reuse material. These bonnets used to be the dress I wore to my brother’s wedding a few years back. I just loved this ginger silk and had to make it into something I would use more often.
The caned bonnet was one I worked on with Bevin as she did her first caned bonnet. We used her buckram pattern for the base. The cane is the smallest cane I could order from Frank’s Cane and Rush Supply. (Excellent service by the way.) My can is sandwiched between layers set in groups to define the difference between the caned and loose areas. Overall I thought this was an easy, fun project. I liked the caned look so much I started a white sheer caned bonnet (to be posted sometime.) I want to find the right flowers and ribbons for this. I am leaning towards burgundies, rusts, or deep greens. Purples might be an option too.
The Regency bonnet came about after a conversation with Pam. While I hadn’t had any Regency clothing at the time of making the bonnet, I just needed to see how it would go together.
If I Had My Own Blue Box: 
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