“Look here, I have bought this bonnet. I do not think it is very pretty; but I thought I might as well buy it as not. I shall pull it to pieces as soon as I get home, and see if I can make it up any better.” (Lydia Bennet, Pride and Prejudice)
Eleven eager Janeites gathered at Diane Gorham’s home on Saturday, August 4, 2012, to learn the art of bonnet making. You may judge for yourself the results! Perhaps we did as well as Lydia.
