This past weekend my mother and I finished trimming her latest 1860s bonnet for a living history event at Hopewell Furnace in Elverson, PA. The straw bonnet form was created by Beverly Lister. The bonnet trim was inspired by an original bonnet owned by Danielle Perry of Timely Tresses and is featured on page 19 of her book "Fashionable Bonnets." I fell in love with the colors of the original bonnet. An antique lace was used for the bonnet curtain as well as trim on the outside and inside of...
