CDHM The Miniature Way
April 2011, Issue 15
Haunted and Spooky
Page 22

Debbie Wright
Staff Writer

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I have a bit of a thing for witches hats and have amassed quite a collection over the years - all in miniature, of course. Although mostly of the pointy kind, they range in color from black to rainbow coloured and in styles from plain to steampunk.

This got me thinking. We all recognise the typical black pointy hat with the wide brim, but would all witches wear them? So I did some research.

In Medieval times, woodcut images show witches wearing a variety of head coverings, including hats of different fashions and head scarves. Many were also shown bare-headed with their hair blowing in the wind.