Greetings! I am very appreciative of the information on headkercheifs. Some time ago I noticed a resemblance between a coif and contemporary Amish and Mennonite head coverings. Having grown up in central Pennsylvania, I saw this type of head covering worn regularly. I found a pattern company for these coifs and I ordered one pattern, the heart-shaped covering. The pattern calls for an unusual stiff fabric (kind of like organdy). The Amish patterns can be seen here: http://friendspatterns.net/catalog.php?category=2 This is a particularly clear picture: http://www.worldisround.com/articles/320234/photo5.html The caps most often seen on Amish women more closely resemble the caps seen in Dutch 17th c. painting, but the heart shaped one is seen also.
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