Great kilt dimensions?

[Brian F]

So, modern fabric, coming on a bolt (like what is found at Jo-Ann Fabrics and the like) is all the width I'd need?

[Nick]

Bolts of fabric usually come in 45" and somewhere around 60" (it can vary). I used to work at a Jo Ann Fabrics, so make sure to check the bolt for the width. There wasn't anything at my Jo Anns I'd reccommend for a great kilt, but some of the superstores have a wider variety, and there may be something appropriate.

[MacWage]

I thought someone had posted this before:
http://www.theweebsite.com/greatkilt/index.html

Roughly, the "correct" amount of material is 3 times your waist or rump (which ever is larger).

For me, it is 4 yards. One of my belted plaids is smaller and one is bigger, but 4 yards works out about right.

My personal warning is:
Don't use material that is TOO LIGHT (in weight/thinkness)!!!
(It would just look like you used a plaid bed sheet).

[Brian F]

My personal warning is:
Don't use material that is TOO LIGHT (in weight/thinkness)!!!
(It would just look like you used a plaid bed sheet).

The material I used is a cotton version of the Black Watch tartan. It's actually very nice...if I had a digital camera, I'd post some pictures of it.

The reason I got this is that it will mainly be used at Pioneer Life Week, an early America reenactment, at which us crazy kilted folk don our kilts...despite the lack of historical correctness. This means that 1) IT'S GONNA' BE HOT *middle of July* and 2) Not too many people will know the difference, unlike at a RenFaire.

Thanks for the info and the warning, though.

[Knocko]

This means that 1) IT'S GONNA' BE HOT *middle of July* and 2) Not too many people will know the difference, unlike at a RenFaire.

I wore my wool great kilt this past weekend at a local Ren Faire, it was about 92 degrees. It felt great, and I never got too hot. Proper wool should breathe well enough for you to be comfortable in warm weather, and hold heat in well enough during cold...

I love wearing my great kilt, and the Wallace Red always gets me noticed; Even at Ren Faires where there are lots of other kilted folk.

[Woodsheal]

The reason I got this is that it will mainly be used at Pioneer Life Week, an early America reenactment, at which us crazy kilted folk don our kilts...despite the lack of historical correctness. This means that 1) IT'S GONNA' BE HOT *middle of July* and 2) Not too many people will know the difference, unlike at a RenFaire.

This is a bizarre mind-set! So, you'll be donning period garments within a historic context/setting (the American frontier) wherein they were NEVER worn (except by soldiers in Highland regiments), misleading the public spectators, and you're fine with that? You might as well dress as an Elf or a Klingon....

[MacWage]

Images of Early American Pioneer Klingons in belted plaids!!!!!!!