These Kokoshniks were made as part of our project

Textiles we Treasure

in partnership with

The McGrath Makers.

Kokoshniks were a traditional form of headgear worn by all kinds of people in Russia from the Royal family to peasant communities. There will be a short history of Kokoshniks coming shortly.

for more about Kokoshniks and how they were used in our project see

Sonia writes about Kokoshniks