Wimple Wednesday: Turban Cap, 1790s

After 4.5 months, the whole 'hand sew a new cap every week' business has finally gotten ahead of me. In order to keep up with my other projects, I'm going to start aiming for alternate Wednesdays on the millinery projects.

Part of the reason I missed last week was the 300+ inches of hemming on this 1790s 'turban cap'. The design is from The American Duchess Guide to 18th Century Dressmaking; it's a speculative reconstruction based on the turbans featured in Elizabeth Vigee Le Brun's portraiture.

The cap has promise. The hair needs a lot more curl.
And maybe some hair powder...

The outer portion of the cap (including the ties) is 2.5 oz sheer linen, the inner band and lining are 5.3 oz mid-weight.