Great Kilt Assistance

[Ryan Ross]

I've never really liked the draw-string idea for a feileadh-mor (although I like it quite a bit for the feileadh-beg). I've just never been happy with it, for my own purposes, as it seems to give me more trouble than it's worth. On the other hand, with a (very) little bit of practice, you can learn to put on a completely untailored feileadh-mor in about 2-4 minutes, without even having to sit or lay down on the ground. That will give you a great deal of historical accuracy, as well as a pretty time efficient way of getting dressed- you might find yourself spending more time putting on cadadh and tying garter knots than you do putting on your plaid!

Also, for a smaller waist size, three yards should be plenty and we have primary resources that verify that little more that three yards was often used (at least in the slightly later periods). I probably have about a 44-46 kilt waist, at the moment, and I find that 4 yards works just fine, for me (though I do like 5 yards better, due to my "magnanimous" size).

I guess all of these points come down to personal preference. We just need to find what works for us, individually.