Sorry, but that description of a 'headkerchief'* resembles more of the
1940s, or an early modern neckerchief, than a head covering from any part of
medieval times.
*never heard the term 'headkerchief' before incidentally, although of
course it was known as a 'coverchief' - I've always
The 3-cornered kerch that several travelers reports describe on 16th
century Highland Scottish women was more or less the triangular head scarf
you're limiting to the 1940s. We only have descriptions, no pictures, but
the descriptions are pretty unmistakable..It was also said to be remarkably
Hi,
a headkerchief is an excellent foundation for a
veil to be pinned onto it. My hair is extremely
thin and nothing will hold in it, but a small
cloth, worn like a bandana, is a good substitute
for hair. It also covers all modern haircuts. If
it´s rather large, like a carré, it also gives
It's entirely possible that by 'headkerchief' she means the
utilitarian yardsquare Henry VIII era head wrapping. It's not
appropriate to the court wear that I suspect Sharon is aiming for in
the Renn dance perfomance group she belongs to.
--cin
Cynthia Barnes
cinbar...@gmail.com
Sorry, but that
Could you describe more fully what you are terming a coif and a
headkerchief?
The classic style for early 1300s is with the hair in knobs, loops or
columns at the temples, with one piece of cloth (wimple?) round the
throat, under the chin and pulled up to the temples and another
(veil?)
On Wed, 27 May 2009 19:10:45 +0100 Anne anne.montgome...@googlemail.com
writes:
Could you describe more fully what you are terming a coif and a
headkerchief?
You bet! :-) Coif--the ubiquitous little cap-like thing everyone wore.
Headkerchief--I suppose we'ld call them scarves nowadays. Take
