More Steuchlein Research...

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.