Hi. The unit website that you referenced is an old one (the unit, not
the website) of mine, so I might perhaps chime in (as might Kathy and
Dave if they so choose..) The Toorie is the tassel on the top of the
bonnet, having nothing to do with the cockade. The history of the
cockade is that of displaying ones unit or political affiliation on the
front of the bonnet. Generally, the Scots cockade is of a cluster of
ribbons in the color of the Regiment, Commander or Affiliation (say, for
example, blue for Covenanter or Red for Royalist during the ECW period).
The Scots cockade most commonly recognized now (worn on modern Scots
Regimental headwear) is a single piece of black ribbon rutched in the
middle, laid longways on the cap. This, I believe, comes from the final
Scots uprising of the '45, where the troops loyal to Charles wore a
white saltire cross ribbon (the saltire of Scotland), and the Government
troops opposing them wore pretty much the opposite in, well, opposition.
After the rebellion (or as I like to think of it, Restoration) was put
down, all Government (loyal) Scots troops adopted the black cockade. The
French version appears to be either in a single color (whichever color
opposed the Monarchy, red, IIRC) or the tricolor, and appears to be
circularly shaped as opposed to the bowtie shaped Scots version. It all
depends on what period and what political affiliation is needed to
create what you are looking to do. First, find out what period you are
recreating. Please feel free to send me a note and perhaps I can be of
some assistance. Cheers, Mike T.
A friend asked me to find out about instructions for making a Scottish Cockade. In my internet search it appears that there may be a significant difference between the two types.
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