Looking for a feilidh beag

[Mingan]

A friend of mine is looking for a feilidh beag. He's wondering if there's any shop that makes them, or if there are resources to make one (pattern, etc).

Anyone knows?

[Mael Coluim]

You have come to the right place just see what our advertisers offer. It's a kilt right!

[Bugbear]

Link to the Celtic Croft's feilidh beags

There you go, but you really just need a four or five yard length of single width tartan fabric and a belt. Those can be obtained from several of the sponsors advertizing on this forum.

[chasem]

Well, a feilidh beag would be 4 yards about 25-30 inches wide

But yeah. Pretty much put on the same way as a great kilt.

Lay it out, stretched out. Pleat the middle sections, wrap it around you. Belt it on.

[Thunderbolt]

Link to the Celtic Croft's feilidh beags

There you go, but you really just need a four or five yard length of single width tartan fabric and a belt. Those can be obtained from several of the sponsors advertizing on this forum.

You beat me to it, Ted.

Good people to work with. Celtic Croft, that is.

T.

[Phogfan86]

If I had to pleat my own kilt, I'd be in serious trouble. Celtic Croft can sell you the filly and for an extra $50, sew pleats in it for you. I think it's worth the fiddy dolla just to not end up in the middle of the living room floor in tears.

Edit: check out their "clearance" tab. They have a few major bargains on feilidh beags there. The selection's limited, but something may catch your eye.

[kiltmaker]

A friend of mine is looking for a feilidh beag. He's wondering if there's any shop that makes them, or if there are resources to make one (pattern, etc).

Anyone knows?

The feilidh beag is the great kilt! You need 5 yards double width which you pleat up yourself and use a belt to keep it all together. Easy to do so long as you've got plenty space.

[M. A. C. Newsome]

The feilidh beag is the great kilt! You need 5 yards double width which you pleat up yourself and use a belt to keep it all together. Easy to do so long as you've got plenty space.

The feilidh-mor is the double-width "great kilt" (the name means "large wrap"). The feilidh-beag ("small wrap") is the later abbreviated version of the garment that was only 25" to 30" wide, but still untailored (though some do use the term to refer to the tailored kilt, as well).

See:
http://albanach.org/generations.html

[Ian.MacAllan]

. . . you really just need a four or five yard length of single width tartan fabric . . .

And whether it's even tartan is just a matter of taste. If you're concerned about historical accuracy but don't like (or don't feel you can afford) tartan you can use a solid color or tweed. "Earth tones" are best, for concealment and not showing dirt. But for historical accuracy you probably should use wool or linsey-woolsey; that was about all that was available to a poor highlander.

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[WClarkB]

the little kilt can be purchased at Celtic Croft
I just got a great kilt form them in the wool blend in Stewart black
beautiful material nice hand and the folding of it is not neartly as daunting as they make u think it will think