Do you want to make your own 1850s or 1860s straw bonnet? Here is a list of what you will need:
- Straw Bonnet Workbook (currently, you can get From Field to Fashion essentially for FREE)
- 1 hank of 6mm to 9mm straw plait. (May be enough to share or make a second.)
- 2 yards of 19 gauge millinery wire
- Straw millinery needles, straw color thread, millinery sizing or Elmer’s glue, paint brush
To line and decorate:
- Fat half yard of open weave white or natural sheer cotton – cotton voile will work
- 1/8th yard cotton net
- 1/8th yard 60″wide silk bobbinette
- 2 yards 1″ cotton sateen ribbon
- 3 yards 4″ fashion ribbon plus any wanted for decoration
- Floral stems as desired (and feather plume if desired.)
- Stay: 1/2 yard 3/4″ wide velvet ribbon -or- 1/2 yard 22 gauge millinery ribbon and 1/2 yard 1″ velvet ribbon to match straw or hair.
On sale now:
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Basically, get FFtF FREE
If I Had My Own Blue Box: 
I am so fond of lists that tell me what is really needed to make a thing, thank you for this.