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The cabillou (or txortena) is the very end of a beret's making. Once the knitting has been done (pictures below) the two open sides are joined (sewn together) with the same thread of wool, ending at the centre of the beret. This is the cabillou! Given that the label is typically sewn in with... -
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Béret du jour: Chyldish Fear Naught in russet/30 at sunset, Waikawa, Aotearoa. -
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The New Merinos d'Arles Naturel #2! After the instant sell-outs of the éditions 2021 and 2022, there is now a small batch of handmade bérets naturel under the new Orthez label. There is only a limited number available and it is unknown if these berets will ever return. The Bérets Merino d’Arles... -
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My "personal berets" are simply stored on a shelf, but with pieces of Canadian cedar wood in between them. This is a great natural way to prevent moth damage. Some very old berets, pre WWII, I store in plastic vacuum bags, simply to preserve them long term. Otherwise, I don't store my berets in... -
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Taking stock at South Pacific Berets among an everlasting shortage of space means a good reason for a clearance sale! Some berets are taken out of production, sometimes a manufacturer ceases to exist, other times a line of custom made models sells out... There may be tragedy behind it, but for... -
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Accompanying the new weekly SPECIAL of Kopka Rhineland Berets (in limited numbers @ $31.95 only!), let me put some more focus on German boineros and boineras. Probably one of the best known, is novelist and Nobel Prize winner Heinrich Böll, Böll's early novels dealt with the despair of... -
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Prisoner 155 One of the best graphic novels I have read is Prisoner 155 (yes, highly recommended!). Prisoner 155: Simón Radowitzky is a beautifully illustrated graphic novel that tells the story of Simón Radowitzky (1891-1956), a gentle soul caught up in a cruel world. Author/illustrator... -
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The photo is Spanish, titled 'Montejurra' (Navarra), by Spanish photographer Francisco Ontañón (1958 or 1959). Ontañón took many photos of boineros, giving a beautiful impression of Spanish life in the 1950's and 60's. 'O livro da caça menor', 1962-1963 And below, my Daily Boina: Le Béret... -
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Ha! That is a good question and not so easy to answer... My instant response would be to say an Auloronesa Universel, more specifically a Merino d'Arles or Pacifique, but there are other berets that give me immense pleasure, despite these not being of the same high quality or showing the same... -
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Daily boina: Tolosa Guarda Pampa, on a warm, wet day at the Tasman Sea -
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A beret every boinero/a should have at least one of! The Flamingo Basque is the standard Basque beret without lining and headband; easily stretchable to the largest head-size, made of the softest Australian merino wool. The manufacturing process involves extended rinsing in the blessed volcanic... -
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All good wishes to my dear friend, admired artist and extraordinary advocate for the Basque Beret: Billy Childish, on his 63rd birthday! Painter, author, poet, photographer, film maker, singer and guitarist Billy Childish is one of today’s foremost and prolific artists and, following a long... -
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A personal favourite, and coincidentally, this week on SPECIAL! -
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Disinformation from Béarn Disinformation is not just the privilege of American and Russian presidents; it penetrated the world of berets too. When Boneteria Auloronesa / Manufacture de Bérets started a decade ago, Laulhère was quick to portray itself in the media as the only true French beret... -
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Beautiful photo! And no, I wish I had more of the Merinos d'Arles, but none remain and unlikely to come back... -
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Christmas 2020 SPB released a limited series of very special berets: Les Bérets Pacifique. These handmade foulard quality berets appeared in a total number of 30 pieces. Boneteria Auloronesa (Manufacture de Bérets) was the manufacturer, while the berets were custom dyed in Mazamet (Tarn) in a... -
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The recent posts re favourite vuelo*/flight*/pouces*/diameter* hit an interesting issue many (new) boineros are confronted with: how to describe the size of a beret? And it is confusing, as the various measuring systems not only disagree, but overlap and in translation become something entirely...
