More Steuchlein Research...

[hsifeng]

I've been brewing over ideas about the construction for the Wulst/Wulsthaube/Steuchlein &  'chin strap'**. Now I am going back and attempting to compile the various internet resources I have available from those that have made these before.

marion has a lovely site with information on her construction and research.

saragrace and Heather also put together a couple of pages on how they got their Wulst and vached Steuchlein working.

Going back over the TH translations from jillwheezul: "Formwise the Bündlein followed the same contour of the Sturz, except that the circumference was considerably reduced to an outer bow on the back of the head, progressively becoming smaller each year until it slipped below the crown to follow the natural shape of the head. A tightly bound edge over the front of the forehead along with the decorated border (Borte) sitting on top of the hair line creates the festive Steuchlein look. Solely in the tightly bound chin-strap did the medieval “gebande” headgear live on, and this was distinctive from all other upper class headdress in this time period. Early in the second half of the 16th century the chin band began to be loosened around the neck, although it remained an essential element for the Bündlein."

OK - while I have a good idea of what I want to build, I am going to have to *finally* go back a reread all the 'Wulst' supported hat sections of the TH with the actual book in had so that I can review the images at the same time and try to get the best possible idea of the differences between a Bündlein & a Steuchlein.

Also, it is finally getting through my skull that a 'Wulst' is *any* supporting cap structure for these final hat shapes...rather than always being a roll. At least that is what I get via the re-read of the Sturz materials (since clearly, it isn't just a roll holding up all those high flying layers of church hat...

hsifeng...Hat Detective....*snort*

**"I want to be a German Ninja!" Seriously though, my 'mock chin strap' ala the various images of women following military trains saved my lungs a lot of dust at my last events.

Comments

[anjabeth.livejournal.com]

Isn't this a fun project? *evil grin* I've been trying to work out the whole Wulsthaube/Steuchlein/Bundlein thing for a while now, myself, not to mention the "When does the Wulsthaube become a Bundlein?" question.

I made a workable solution for the girls waiting on Princess Anna at MDRF last year, but it was an actor's version, not a reenactor's. I made a padded crescent wulst out of muslin a'la Heather and Saragrace, and then origami-ed a muslin cap over it to fit the wearer's head and hold it in position. I then covered the cap with nice white linen, and pleated the back, which I then wrapped a linen travelling mask around and stitched in place to hold the pleats. Not as historically accurate as I'd like, but I couldn't really expect the actresses to deal with any fiddly bits or pins, the way I would.

I'm still am working on a more period solution for myself and my cmapfollowers, and am very interested to see what you develop and uncover in your research. Maybe someday I'll actually get around to writing my stuff down to share, too.

Tschuss!

[hsifeng.livejournal.com]

Well, the Wulst/Wulsthaube seem to be a sort of 'general underpinnings' set up to me. The thing that has me curious is when a becomes a Steuchlein. Per the quote I did above (from the TH): "A tightly bound edge over the front of the forehead along with the decorated border (Borte) sitting on top of the hair line creates the festive Steuchlein look". Since this is in the Sturz/Bündlein section in the book - I am assuming that the extra decoration and the lower hairline covering make the difference.

I really am going to have to finally do what the icon says...*grin*

[hsifeng.livejournal.com]

What I meant was, "when a Bündlein becomes a Steuchlein"...*rolls eyes* Sorry, it is clearly time for me to go to bed! *grin*

[anjabeth.livejournal.com]

Yeah, oddly enough, I think that's what I think I meant, too. ;) Not to mention the Sticklchen. LOL

[hsifeng.livejournal.com]

"Sticklchen"....

Oh how lost am I now? *grin*

Erm...what is a Sticklchen? Am I missing something obvious that I am going to slap my head for later? *grin*