I was recently asked to make a thrummed cap based on a type worn in the seventeenth century and popular with sailors because the thrummed surface creates a very warm cosy hat.
The basic shape was very straightforwards to knit, then I covered the surface with short lengths of yarn before fulling the whole thing. This picture is after one fulling, and I think it will need a second as its a little large still. I do love the 'cuddly pet monster' effect. Please excuse the obvious anachronism, I should have made him take his torc off first.
There is an image of a sailor in a similar cap here, taken from Habiti Antichi e Moderni by Cesare Vecelli, 1600. (Tincey, p 22)
4 comments:
Where, or what would you suggest for a pattern for this cap I'm intrested in makeing one.
Hi Josh, couldnt find a way to contact you direct so hope you pick this up here- I worked up the pater as I went along based on reference to illustrations of these hats in use, there isnt a formal pattern. Effectively you are making a small sugarloaf cap then working the thrums all over the bodybefore fulling if that helps.
all the best
Sally
I have got as far as thrumming my hat and now I want to full it. can you suggest the best way to hand full the cap?
Hi Sally, great looking cap. I have got as far as thrumming my basic cap and was wondering what the best method of fulling it is? Can you suggest a method? I have made the capout of undyed jacobs double knit.
Thanks James
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