Snoods

Summary of Snoods

• Introduction
• Historic Period Styles
• Vintage Styles
• Netting Instructions
• Crochet Patterns
• Hair Bands
• Ready-Made Sources
• Bun Covers

So what’s a snood and why is it different from other headdresses?

Traditionally, it’s woven of netting, not crocheted as seen in reproductions. The typical description is a close-fitting non-hat worn by women in various fashion eras.Whatever you choose, they can be an elegant, delicate hair accessory worn to enhance an exquisite or simple wedding gown.

Baba-C Designs shows how elegant one can be. It’s secured with a tiara over the crown and delicate braids that add security by overlapping behind the ears ~

Image courtesy Baba-C Designs

This next bridal hair adornment appeared in the Hair Boutique Gallery, but keeps jumping in and out. Here’s a photo to see it’s elegance, then compare it to the Elizabeth Arden false chignon. A one or two step braid has replaced the barrette.


Image courtesy Hair Boutique Gallery


Image courtesy R. Turner Wilcox
The Mode in Hats and Headdress

For our purposes they can be hand-netted, crocheted, ready-made, custom ordered, or do-it-yourself. Ribbons, crystal beads, or jewels can be woven in. They can be attached to tiaras, headbands, or hairbraids. Or worn under various styles of hats and caps.

They can be a bag to loosely hold all your hair, a small covering for a bun, or a deception that’s stuffed to give the illusion of longer hair.

Any color thread, cord, or yarn can be used, including metallics and multi-colored.

Historic Period Styles

Queen Theresa of Naples displays a heavily-corded style in this 1860’s portrait ~


Image courtesy Sensibility

An 1870’s French style with a shirred ribbon edge and black velvet bow ~


Image courtesy R. Turner Wilcox
The Mode in Hats and Headdress

Vintage Styles

A red velvet style from 1939 ~

Image courtesy R. Turner Wilcox
The Mode in Hats and Headdress

The braided edge on this style just calls for tartan, with a velvet or silk crown ~


Image courtesy R. Turner Wilcox
The Mode in Hats and Headdress

This 1945 style is of a tighter netting, with less hair showing. It would be a good one for stuffing to make short hair appear longer ~

Netting Instructions

• Knots Indeed.

  Knots Indeed also offers ready-mades, as seen below.

• Susan Carroll-Clark article with detailed netting instructions.

• Hair Boutique’s netted bridal snood.

Crochet Patterns

• Martha C
  
  
• About.com
  
  
  Image courtesy Simplicity Patterns
  
  This next source has a store on eBay ~
  
  
• Annalaia’s Crocheted Patterns
  

  Sources for Hair Bands Styles

  These can also be attached to elaborate hairbands, as seen at Tall Toad
  
  

  Sources for Ready-Made Styles

  • Faireware
    
    
  • Knots Indeed
    
    
  • Tall Toad
    
    
  • Gentlemans Emporium
    
    
  • Lady McSnood
  
  
  Just a note of reminder. When you read that a young, unmarried lassie in Scotland wore a snood before being married, but it wasn’t what we call one today. It was a 1-inch silken ribbon, braided into her hair.

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