you aren't a re-incarnated Scottish kiltmaker, are you?
great pics!
Funny you should say that. While visiting Blair Castle when I was eleven, I had an ability to know where every room and cranny was and I'd never been there before. It really creeped out my Grandma MacKellar (she was really a great aunt). She wouldn't go to anymore castles with me. O'Neille
I didnt make mine ........I bought it at Estrella War!
HOWEVER....I DO have enough knowledge of sewing to figure out how he did it!
I'm glad it came out so good! otherwise I wouldnt have been able to show my head around the sewing circle anymore I really like it without the ribbon on the back! I'm sure it makes for a better fit as well
Looking good O'Neille!!!
Irish diplomacy: is telling a man to go to he)) in such a way that he looks forward to the trip!
Wow! Ok you make kilts, sporrans, and now hats. A very talented gentleman indeed. Now you need to tackle an argyle jacket and ghillie brogues...JUST KIDDING!!! Great work.
Cheers
(meanwhile O'Neille measures his feet and starts tracing a pattern on a bit spare leather he had sitting around...)
-See it there, a white plume
Over the battle - A diamond in the ash
Of the ultimate combustion-My panache
Note to other readers: Kiltedfirepiper's is a balmoral.
After MUCH research, I am convinced that a caubeen is largely a simplified (no toorie, cockade, or ribbon) version of the Balmoral that was adopted by the Irish, much like the kilt. The construction is the same. I studied (by many, many pics in books and on-line) various balmorals, military and civilian and noted several types (which will be discussed in my very soon to be revived thread on flat-cap/bonnet types).
2 questions?
1. Did you use the 11" circle?
2. How high/wide is the headband portion? THAT is the one area I cannot get to look quite right on mine (though I doubt ANYONE will notice the different ones on my caps - OR CARE). I am building a personal mental-data base on the various porpotions used on the head part and how it affects the top portion.
Originally Posted by Kilted KT
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