I don't know exactly what you are looking for, but if you want a really fancy cockade, check out Robert's here: http://www.xmarksthescot.com/forum/f...rosette-56272/
Now that's a nice cockade! Even if it is a lot of trouble.
The traditional Hanoverian style worm by the regiments and generally provided with a balmoral is a fairly simple affair. I found that the hardest part was in finding 3" wide grosgrain ribbon. I had to special order a few feet from God-knows-where to get any white. (I know, many don't like the Jacobite associations, but I do like it.) You can see a vey simple cockade I wear on a bonnet in my avatar. I just use a flat piece of white grosgrain ribbon and sew it directly over the black, or in the case of my avatar bonnet, green cockade without removing anything. It looks kind of rustic, but not too much so.
Also, Kyle makes a good suggestion about So You're Going to Wear . . . . I have made several in white and blue (like the saltire flag) for little gifts to my friends. Thompson gives instructions that are easy to follow. (He even show how to make a toorie, but that's for another discussion.) You can easily choose the livery colors of your chief's--or for that matter, your own--arms and match them. Makes a nice touch, I think unless it's some garish color like black and yellow. (Just a little joke, there, please don't flame me if you're a Barclay or a loud MacLeod.
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