For my Edwardian pink gingham wash dress, I made an Edwardian maid’s cap with long streamers.
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The maid’s cap is inspired by antique Edwardian maid’s caps – also known as mob caps – like this plain cotton mob cap, or this 1900s cap with broderie anglaise lace trim or the maid’s caps with long streamers on this antique Edwardian photograph,
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For my Edwardian maid’s cap I used white cotton fabric and white cotton broderie anglaise eyelet lace.
The cap is just a circle of fabric with a broderie anglaise lace ruffle round the edge to finish the raw edges.
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There’s also a self-fabric bias-cut casing for the drawstring. Because the cap is flat, it can be easily ironed. The streamers of Edwardian maid’s caps have rather wide hems like the 1900s maid’s cap on this antique Edwardian photograph.
Im making this to wear for serving tea and working in the kitchen at Johnson House Bakery & Tearoom Mocksville NC. Im guessing its 12 inches across. Here goes! Thank you so much for the inspiuration. Robin McBride
Thank you! It’s 13 inches across. 🙂
Such a beautiful cap! I’m going to try making one. But how would it stay put? What would be the proper way to secure it?
Thank you! 😀 You can attach a hairpin with a thread loop. U-shaped wire hairpins already existed in the Edwardian era. Then you can pin the cap to the top knot of your Edwardian pompadour hairstyle. Hope this helps! 🙂