From Field to Fashion: The Straw Bonnet

From Field to Fashion is available as an e-book in my Etsy shop.

From Field to Fashion is a 46 page booklet with the following sections:
– Straw Bonnets and the Straw Bonnet Industry
– Straw, Harvest and Preparation
– Straw Plait
– Straw Cloth
– The Straw Bonnet Base
– Industry and Labor
– Finishing the Straw Bonnet
– Who Wore a Straw Bonnet When?
and an Appendix:
1 – Original Bonnets Online
2 – Bonnet Production in Massachusetts, 1855
3 – Millinery Establishments by State, 1860
4 – Straw Bonnet Shapes
5 – Fashion Quotes from Harper’s Monthly & Weekly
6 – Fashion Quotes from Godey’s Ladies Book
7 – Straw bonnet quotes from fiction
8 – Wheat and Rye produced, 1850 & 1860
9 – Straw Industry Statistics
10 – Straw and Bonnet Related US Patents

Reviews, References & Recommendations:

Timely Tresses

Nancy Farris-Thee

Published on March 18, 2010 at 5:34 pm Comments (37)

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On April 12, 2010 at 6:45 pm Rene' said:

Your straw bonnet photo collection is so beautiful. I would be interested in purchasing your fine little book. I just finished making my first staw bonnet. Your photos are so helpful in deciding how to enhance it with ribbons. Thank you for your work.
On April 12, 2010 at 8:41 pm Anna Worden said:

Hi Rene,
Thank you for the compliment and request. I emailed you about the book.
Anna
On April 14, 2010 at 11:05 am Ruth Ann Clark said:

Anna, I would love to get a copy of your booklet. I have questions about straw hats and want to learn more.
On April 14, 2010 at 2:51 pm Anna Worden said:

Hi Ruth Ann,
Thank you for your interest. I sent you an email.
Anna
On April 20, 2010 at 9:05 am Stephanie Weaver said:

I would love to obtain a copy of your book. Please send information on ordering. Paypal? Thank you!
On April 20, 2010 at 9:25 am Anna Worden said:

Hi Stephanie,

I am sending you an email.

Anna
On May 1, 2010 at 1:08 pm Ann said:

I, also, would be thrilled to obtain a copy of your book. Please send me the details and I’ll order immediately! Thanks, Ann
On May 7, 2010 at 9:30 pm Cindy V. said:

Please send me the information so that I might purchase your book. It looks very interesting and might come in very helpful when I finish trimming the straw form I have already. Thank you, Cindy
On May 14, 2010 at 9:40 am Joyce Sanders said:

Hello, We are interested in carrying “From Field to Fashion” in our bookstore at Wilson’s Creek NB. Could you please send us a review copy for approval at Wilson’s Creek NB

We would appreciate this very much!
Joyce Sanders
On May 14, 2010 at 3:16 pm Anna Worden said:

Hi Joyce,

I sent you an email. The review copy will be on its way. Thank you for your interest.
On July 16, 2010 at 10:11 am Nancy Rohrbaugh said:

I am interested in your book- how do I go about procuring one?
On July 16, 2010 at 2:25 pm Anna Worden said:

I’ll send you an email Nancy.
On July 16, 2010 at 5:02 pm Victoria Pann said:

Hi Anna, I’d like to buy a copy of From Field to Fashion. I’d also like to see if our sales shop manager would like to carry it in our gift shop at Ft. Nisqually. Would that be okay, or do you prefer selling it yourself?
Victoria Pann
nisquallycookie@yahoo.com
On December 27, 2010 at 9:42 am Ann Maddox said:

I would like to purchase one of these books from you.
Santa must have forgotten this one!
Thanks,
Ann
On December 27, 2010 at 3:53 pm Anna Worden Bauersmith said:

Ann – Sending you an email. Anna
On February 3, 2011 at 7:18 am Wendy said:

Hi Anna!
I look forward to hearing from you, thanks so much!!! Wendy
On February 17, 2011 at 5:04 pm Kathy Block said:

I am very interested in your purchasing your book. Please forward infomration as how to go about this transaction.
Thanks,
Kathy
On February 17, 2011 at 5:47 pm Anna Worden Bauersmith said:

Sending you an email Kathy.
On June 21, 2011 at 5:18 am Bronwyn Shooks said:

Hi Anna, I’m interested in purchasing your book From Field to Fashion. Could you please email me details. Thanks, Bronwyn
On June 29, 2011 at 6:53 pm Nicole Foster said:

I too would like to purchase your book From Field to Fashion. Could you please email the details.
Thanks,
Nicole
On July 3, 2011 at 9:42 am Anna Worden Bauersmith said:

Nicole,
Thank you for your interest. I emailed you the details.
Anna
On August 6, 2011 at 7:40 am Mary Ann Barnard said:

I am a Milliner in Salt Lake City, UT and would love to have your book to add to my library. Please let me know how to obtain one. Thanks so much-
Mary Ann
On August 7, 2011 at 8:28 am Anna Worden Bauersmith said:

Hi Mary Ann. Thank you for your interest. I sent you an email.
On March 27, 2012 at 6:17 am Lisa Lindsey said:

Your book was recommended to me as a good understanding of bonnets. I would very much like to purchase a copy. Thank you so much – Lisa
On June 12, 2012 at 12:03 pm Michelle Cramer said:

Anna,
I would love to recieve your book. Please let me know how to purchase a copy.
Michelle
On June 21, 2012 at 7:54 pm Dr. Joan Koster said:

I just started following your blog and am fascinated by your deatiled research. I would love to purchase this book if it is still available.
On June 22, 2012 at 5:15 am Anna Worden Bauersmith said:

Thank you for you compliment. I am glad you enjoy my blog.
I only have a few From Field to Fashion left. it can be purchased through my Esty site:
http://www.etsy.com/listing/79333894/from-field-to-fashion-the-straw-bonnet?ref=pr_shop
On October 7, 2012 at 7:00 am Erika Louis Onsager said:

If you do reprint your book, I would be extremely interested in purchasing a copy. Thank you.
On June 20, 2013 at 12:04 pm queeniepete said:

Please let me know if you do another printing. I’d like to order a copy Thanks! -LP
On August 31, 2013 at 7:54 pm sue ellen burgess-gehrke said:

please let me know also if you do another printing.. I would like a copy also… sue ellen
On August 31, 2013 at 8:02 pm Anna Worden Bauersmith said:

Thank you, Sue Ellen. I will do that.
We are focusing on my shawl book at the moment. I should be able to give From Field to Fashion the attention it deserves soon.
On November 7, 2013 at 5:21 pm Deb Charlow said:

I would very much like to purchase your book, From Field To Fashion. Hope you are still considering putting it back into print. Deb
On November 7, 2013 at 5:46 pm Anna Worden Bauersmith said:

Hi Deb,
Thank you for asking. I am still deciding whether to write a second edition, which would be some years out, or to reprint this edition to meet the numerous requests. I will certainly post on my blog as soon as I decide.
On January 22, 2014 at 2:32 pm Marsha said:

Anna,

If you decide to reprint this book, I am interested. Love your site!!

Marsha
On March 4, 2015 at 2:55 pm Anna Worden Bauersmith said:

Hello,
I am hoping this reply will email back to everyone who has left a comment requesting From Field to Fashion availability.
From Field to Fashion is now available as an ebook. Please visit my blog for full details.
Anna
On September 25, 2022 at 10:10 pm Kleber said:

Boa noite! Como faço para adquirir o livro? Obrigado!
On September 26, 2022 at 5:55 am Anna Worden Bauersmith said:

Thank you for asking. My books are available as e-books in my Etsy shop.
https://www.etsy.com/shop/AnnaWordenBauersmith?