▁part ▁of ▁Wel sh ▁cost ume , ▁most ▁were ▁expensive ▁and ▁probably ▁only ▁worn ▁only ▁for ▁very ▁special ▁occasions . ▁▁ ▁The ▁hand ker ch ief ▁ ▁Sometimes ▁now ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁a ▁f ich u , ▁the ▁hand ker ch ief ▁was ▁a ▁square ▁piece ▁of ▁fabric , ▁normally ▁of ▁printed ▁cot ton ▁or ▁lin en , ▁worn ▁around ▁the ▁neck ▁and ▁t uck ed ▁into ▁the ▁top ▁of ▁the ▁g own , ▁or ▁worn ▁over ▁the ▁head ▁like ▁a ▁head ▁scar f . ▁▁ ▁The ▁apr on ▁ ▁The ▁apr on ▁was ▁often ▁of ▁natural ▁colours ▁( white ▁through ▁cre am ▁and ▁grey ▁to ▁black ) ▁in ▁che quer ed ▁patterns . ▁▁ ▁Stock ings ▁ ▁Many ▁women ▁spent ▁a ▁lot ▁of ▁time ▁kn itting ▁stock ings ▁but ▁most ▁were ▁sold ▁for ▁export . ▁Before ▁about ▁ 1 8 5 0 ▁many ▁rural ▁women ▁walked ▁bare foot ▁to ▁and ▁from ▁market , ▁or ▁wore ▁foot less ▁stock ings . ▁▁ ▁The ▁cap ▁ ▁Also ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁mob ▁cap , ▁the ▁cap ▁was ▁a ▁lin en ▁or ▁cot ton ▁head ▁cover ▁with ▁go f fer ed ▁fol ded ▁fab rics ▁around ▁the ▁face . ▁Some ▁had ▁long ▁la ppets ▁which ▁hung ▁down ▁the ▁front ▁below ▁shoulder ▁level . ▁▁ ▁The ▁Wel sh ▁hat ▁ ▁The ▁distinct ive ▁features ▁of ▁Wel sh ▁h ats ▁are ▁the ▁broad , ▁st iff , ▁flat ▁br im ▁and ▁the ▁tall ▁crown . ▁There ▁were ▁two ▁main ▁shapes ▁of ▁crown : ▁those ▁with ▁drum ▁sh aped