i crochet and i see,interchaneably, the words " tam" and "beret" I have been crocheting 30 years and knitting for 20 years now i have yet for someone to tell me the difference.
2006-09-28 17:15:54 · 7 answers · asked by Dragonflygirl 7 in Games & Recreation ➔ Hobbies & Crafts
and do they always have that stupid little pom-pom on top?
2006-09-28 17:33:38 · update #1
Tam is a Scottish hat usually plaid with a pompom on top. It's shaped like a dome or round spaceship. Check this website for photo (http://www.greatscotshop.com/headgear.htm).
There is also the knitted or crochet version too. You see women or kids wearing them in the winter. You could probably find a knitting or crochet pattern with a picture of the hat.
A beret is flat with a little brim around the front sort of like the baseball cap but the brim is thinner. It shaped like a Frisbee. Alot of stereotypical crooks wear them in movies or tv shows. George Burns used to wear it alot. Check this website for a photo (http://www.fotosearch.com/CSK188/ks10207/)
Happy Knitting;)
2006-09-28 17:42:09 · answer #1 · answered by ? 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A tam is a more modern term. The Scottish Bonnet is a large round circle sewn to a band that fits around the head, it doubled as a forage bag. The band fits horizontally on the head and the gathered bag is pulled to the left side. The military bonnet had a black cockade and a piece of bearskin on the right side. A clan chieftan wore a hawk feather in his cockade as a mark of rank. Calling it a Tam started in the 1790's and it was a derogatory term instead of calling it a Bonnet that was started by the British. The toorie on top is to keep the fairies from sucking your soul out the top of your head. A beret is a small circle sewn to another circle with a circle cut out for your head and lies very flat.
2014-09-29 04:15:47 · answer #2 · answered by Dicey Riley 1 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I don't know why they are used interchangeably. They are not the same thing.
The tam is a tall, round knitted cap, which is often brightly coloured.
Origins
The tam comes from Scotland and Ireland. The name likely derives from the British colonial era, after the Scottish national cap, the tam o'shanter. The military version of this cap is the Balmoral.
A beret is a soft round cap, usually of wool felt, with a flat crown, which is worn by both men and women.
2006-09-28 17:29:36 · answer #3 · answered by ellikat21114 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A Tam is a Tam'o'Shanter, and refers to a Scottish hat, reputedly worn by said character, it tends to be larger than a beret, and sports a toorie (pompom) on the top. It is made of wool. A beret, is French in origin, and tends to just have a small tag on top, and is made from wool felt.
In Scotland, nowadays, most items of informal headwear can be referred to as a tammie, in honour of the tam'o'shanter.
2006-09-28 17:32:08 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
A tam is a little deeper to hold your hair inside the beret is more flat and worn tilted on the head
2006-09-28 17:24:08 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
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2016-04-04 23:13:36 · answer #7 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
A tam is worn by a Scot, a beret is worn by a French person. If you're the one making or wearing it, you get to call it whatever you like. ;-)
2006-09-28 23:53:13 · answer #8 · answered by trivimp 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
What Is A Beret
2016-12-18 09:32:49 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
What Is A Tam
2016-10-06 23:27:29 · answer #10 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋