Debbie Burstow

Four Seasons in One Hat

With a longstanding interest in both embroidery in costume and history, the HALS project immediately caught my eye. The opportunity to see so many documents at first hand was fantastic and I had many ideas initially. I wanted to make something practical and had an attack of inspiration reading the weather diaries. I remembered I had seen some weather motifs on a sixteenth century shift and finally I had my idea! The cap is worked in polychrome threads on a linen ground, with free hand drawn motifs as would be appropriate for the period.

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