Felt Hatmaking in Ceredigion

The most distinctive feature of the so-called Welsh national costume is th e ‘chimney pot’ hat or cwcwll tal as it was known in Welsh. In fact th is fashion was only popular for a few decades in the middle of the nineteenth century and was largely th e creation of Lady Llanover who, during the 1830s, promoted the wearing of a national costume. High-crowned hats, though consistently portrayed in prints and early photographs of Welsh women, had no legitimate historical claim to be part of a Welsh national costume but Welsh women had worn hats similar to men's hats since the eighteenth century

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• Welsh Peasant Costume

  Frederick G Payne•Folk Life•1964

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