Colonial Pudding Cap Pattern for New Walkers Information reposted by Ruth Paget
I first saw a colonial pudding cap at the colonial France’s Land House in Virginia Beach, Virginia. The blog below gives a pattern for one and its history:
https://crazyconcordchicks.blogspot.com/2012/01/mrs-hancocks-pudding-cap-pattern.html?m=1
The following blog shows puddings caps on historical portraits:
https://sharonlathanauthor.com/pudding-caps/#:~:text=1780),%2C%20velvet%2C%20and%20so%20on.
Pudding caps look like they would a child’s head warm as well as protecting them from falls.
Happy Sewing!