Kilt Jacket pattern

[MacMullen]

For those in the know...
What is the best material suitable for making the jacket. I know wool tweed would be the best, but what weight? Where could said material be purchsed?
I have the same pattern for the jacket, and I was wanting a waiscoat/vest, too. Is there a compatible pattern for that as well?

There are tons of patterns for vests and waistcoats. Just go to your local fabric store and open up one of the pattern books to the men's section and find one that you like. If you're looking for something more historical, Simplicity and either McCall's or Butterick, I can't remember which, has a nice historical/period clothing section.

As far as weight, what kind of weather would you wear it in? One of the Argyll jackets on scottishkilts.net is made from 18 oz, which I'd hate to be wearing on a hot day at the front of a church for a wedding. Of course, tweed is more of a less formal, Fall fabric. Just like kilts, the heavier the fabric, the warmer it will be. Anything between 5 - 18 oz, like I said, more or less, depending on the temps you expect to typically wear it in.

Tweed, or any wool fabric is hit or miss at a fabric store anymore. I think they are of the opinion that people only sew with fleece or flannel. There are a number of sources for wool suiting on the web though, at anywhere from $5 - $30/yd (or more, if you want the high zoot super wools). denverfabrics.com is a good place to start. Google wool tweed fabric and you'll come up with loads more in all price ranges. If you can get swatches, that's a good idea. Denver Fabrics has them for $1 and free shipping.

Edit: I just checked out eBay too, and they have a lot of wool tweed, but only a few list the weight of the fabric.

John, is this the jacket/vest combo you're talking about?
or is it this one:


The second one seems to be more of a cut down suit coat than an Argyll. There aren't any cuffs on the sleeves, no braided epaulets, and the buttons are more subdued.