cadagh and waistcoat planning

[creagdhubh]

Scott,

You could inquire with Lady Chrystel, as she has made this type of tartan hose before, as well as plenty of tartan waistcoats...among other bespoke items. Her work is truly amazing.

Best of luck mate,

[AKScott]

Scott,

You could inquire with Lady Chrystel, as she has made this type of tartan hose before, as well as plenty of tartan waistcoats...among other bespoke items. Her work is truly amazing.

Best of luck mate,

I did find the Ancienne Alliance / Lady Crystel cadadh thread and spent a looooong time looking at those pictures. It looked to me like she made at least three corrections to the pattern, two in the toes and one in the ankle before she ever applied chalk to tartan. I went back and looked again after I made my first pattern.

For me to get traditionally made cadadh that fit that well, I would have to take my leg to Lady Crystel. The mechanics of the project require the heel of the foot to fit through the circumference of the cadadh at the ankle. It isn't negotiable.

However, if the ankle seam isn't sewn shut, I can use a smaller amount of fabric in the ankle and then temporarily close the seam while I am wearing the cadadh.

I don't have a chambermaid to sew them shut while I relax in my dressing room with a wee dram and I personally learned to sew in the tack room of a draught horse barn repairing harnesses. I can make very very strong things with needle and thread, but I have never been talented at sewing clothing. I did think briefly about laces, but I would end up with some kind of knot and or bow hanging from my calf.

Eventually, I got over being gobsmacked by the talent on display in the Lady Crystel thread I remembered my vamshields. Snaps go on just like copper rivets, only with a wee timy hammer and a wee tiny anvil and a wee tiny set. That I can do. Off to my local sewing store here in a bit, they have only lately opened.

And I do agree with Kyle that Lady Crystel's work is amazing. Absolutely no disrespect at all is intended to her by this thread.