Day Plaids, Piper's Plaids, Fly Plaids, and other Plaids

[puffer]

There was a time,not too long ago, when any self respecting kilted gentleman would not leave the house to visit a gathering or games without a day/lairds plaid. The were mainly made of kilt tartan cloth and were about 5 to 6ft long by about 50 inches wide and were folded in such a way as to hang equidistant,front and back, over your shoulder with no fixing.I might add that the tartan of the kilt was unlikely to match the plaid! I never mastered the art of keeping the wretched thing on my shoulder and have not carried one for many years now and it is rarely seen these days. As a method of keeping warm and reasonably dry it was quite effective,but with the advent of gortex and the like, there are much better options about.

JOCK, GREAT INSIGHT on the "fact" that the Tartans of the KILT & Plaid DID NOT have to match.

I wear, @ times 2 of my "plaid" Pendleton" "stadium blanket/throw/motor robe, as a "Laird's Plaids. BTW these are about the sane "weight" as good wool "tartan.
http://www.pendleton-usa.com/jump.js...2C6%2C47%2C133

Puffer

[Jock Scot]

JOCK, GREAT INSIGHT on the "fact" that the Tartans of the KILT & Plaid DID NOT have to match.

I wear, @ times 2 of my "plaid" Pendleton" "stadium blanket/throw/motor robe, as a "Laird's Plaids. BTW these are about the sane "weight" as good wool "tartan.
http://www.pendleton-usa.com/jump.js...2C6%2C47%2C133

Puffer

By not matching I don't mean two different clan tartans,for example Lamont and Cameron, that would never do. I mean different tartans of the same clan, different ages of tartan of the same clan, different hues of tartan of the same clan, or some non attributable tartan.

[Panache]

By not matching I don't mean two different clan tartans,for example Lamont and Cameron, that would never do. I mean different tartans of the same clan, different ages of tartan of the same clan, different hues of tartan of the same clan, or some non attributable tartan.

Jock,

So Campbell and Weathered Campbell would be fine but not Campbell and Mcleod of Lewis right?

Did people use solid colored ones as well or were they always tartan?

Cheers

Jamie

[Jock Scot]

Jock,

So Campbell and Weathered Campbell would be fine but not Campbell and Mcleod of Lewis right?

Did people use solid colored ones as well or were they always tartan?

Cheers

Jamie

You have got it right there, Jamie. You only need to look at the Atholl Highlanders(Europe's only private army), today,to see all shades of the same Murray tartan on parade.I don't recall seeing any plaid that was not tartan at functions, tweed was certainly used by the shepherds out on the hill, but I don't suppose if it was pouring with rain that anyone would worry too much on any occasion! Interestingly I wear the MacLeod of Harris tartan and I was thinking last night, whilst contributing to this thread, that I am not sure that I would consider a MacLeod of Lewis tartan around my shoulders.I hasten to add, from an aesthetic point of view only! As the MacLeods have over a dozen tartans to choose from, ALL of them can ,in theory, be worn together in one form or another. The same would apply to the many Clan Donald tartans and no doubt other clans and their tartans too.

[starbkjrus]

Jock,

So Campbell and Weathered Campbell would be fine but not Campbell and Mcleod of Lewis right?

...snip

Jamie

But not Hatfield & McCoy or.......




dare I say it......






Campbell & McDonald?