Creating a cockade

[creagdhubh]

I am sure that you could locate directions by doing a Google search, but I understand why you would ask XMTS members-more than likely the best place to ask! There are directions in J. Scotty Thompson's book, "So Your'e Going to Wear the Kilt", for making a cockade in the two main livery colours of one's own clan Chief, which is perfectly acceptable to wear on your Balmoral in lieu of the traditional black cockade of the Hanoverians (the cockades are matching in colour with the body colour of the lovat green, blue, saxe, blue, etc, bonnets). I do know that cajunscot (Todd) wears a homemade cockade in his Chief's livery colours. Perhaps he could post directions? Good luck mate!

Cheers,

[macwilkin]

I am sure that you could locate directions by doing a Google search, but I understand why you would ask XMTS members-more than likely the best place to ask! There are directions in J. Scotty Thompson's book, "So Your'e Going to Wear the Kilt", for making a cockade in the two main livery colours of one's own clan Chief, which is perfectly acceptable to wear on your Balmoral in lieux of the traditional black cockade of the Hanoverians (the cockades are matching in colour with the body colour of the lovat green, blue, saxe, blue, etc, bonnets). I do know that cajunscot (Todd) wears a homemade cockade in his Chief's livery colours. Perhaps he could post directions? Good luck mate!

Cheers,

As Kyle mentioned, my livery colour cockade on my old black bonnet (about to be retired for a new Mackie bonnet) was taken from the pattern in Thompson.

And Jim: my chief's livery colours are blue and yellow -- garish enough for you?

T.

[Mike_Oettle]

Thank you, Jim, for posting the link to Robert Amyot’s cockade.
It is a very fine one indeed, but for myself I think I would forego the lace and stick to plain ribbon.
I asked Stewart Morris of Balgonie about this very question a while back on Facebook, and he sent me some excellent examples which I have saved on my home computer.
He says weddings are often held in the chapel at Balgonie, and he collects the ribbons afterwards to make himself cockades.
Often they are Jacobite, but on occasion he will make himself a green-and-white cockade reflecting the colours of the arms of Morris of Balgonie.
I thought long and hard about making either a white cockade (Jacobite) or a black one (Hanoverian), and decided I could not be so partisan. Nor did I feel it right for me as a South African to use a blue one (for Scotland).
So when the opportunity arises I will be experimenting with different colours of ribbon to make a South African cockade (probably green and yellow, but perhaps also using all the colours of our national flag), and one based on the colours of my own arms.
Regards,
Mike

[macwilkin]

Thank you, Jim, for posting the link to Robert Amyot’s cockade.
It is a very fine one indeed, but for myself I think I would forego the lace and stick to plain ribbon.
I asked Stewart Morris of Balgonie about this very question a while back on Facebook, and he sent me some excellent examples which I have saved on my home computer.
He says weddings are often held in the chapel at Balgonie, and he collects the ribbons afterwards to make himself cockades.
Often they are Jacobite, but on occasion he will make himself a green-and-white cockade reflecting the colours of the arms of Morris of Balgonie.
I thought long and hard about making either a white cockade (Jacobite) or a black one (Hanoverian), and decided I could not be so partisan. Nor did I feel it right for me as a South African to use a blue one (for Scotland).
So when the opportunity arises I will be experimenting with different colours of ribbon to make a South African cockade (probably green and yellow, but perhaps also using all the colours of our national flag), and one based on the colours of my own arms.
Regards,
Mike

Mike,

In reference to a cockcade in RSA National colours, I have seen depictions of cockades in the colours of the ZAR/Transvaal and the OFS as worn by Boer Commandos in Mike Chappel's The Boer Wars (2) 1899-1902 by Osprey. Some of the foreign volunteers who served with "Oom Paul" also wore these, if memory serves me.

T.

[creagdhubh]

Loud MacLeod...I love it! LOL! Terry-I have seen a pre-made cockade, exactly like the black version that already comes with Balmorals and Glengarrys in white. It is sold by itself, obviously, and all one has to do is simply remove their existing cockade, then sew on the new white version. It is offered by St. Kilda Retail Glasgow, at a very reasonable price. I do not own one, as I prefer the Hanoverian or livery colour variants.