Panache vs. The Great Kilt!

[Kid Cossack]

The very image of Rob Roy MacGregor, only your face doesn't look so lorn and lonesome as Liam Neeson's!

How does it feel, this new and improved great kilt of yours?

[Panache]

The very image of Rob Roy MacGregor, only your face doesn't look so lorn and lonesome as Liam Neeson's!

How does it feel, this new and improved great kilt of yours?

KC,

I have to say that losing the extra material has made it a LOT more comfortable and manageable! My lovely Flame-Haired Celtic Amazon Goddess counted only three pleats of the ten I started with so I have to keep working on that part.

AT this point I'm pretty pleased and ready to don the last few pieces of the costume to show off.

But I do need to wait until I make sure that Matt Newsome is happy first...

Cheers

Jamie :ootd:

[McMurdo]

I think it's much better, you will just need practice now.

[Macleod91]

Looking good Jamie, IMO belted plaids look 100x better then modern kilts but that's just me

[Highlander31]

Definitely looks better Jamie. Go forth MacBeth and pillage that candy from the unsuspecting trick-or-treaters on Halloween.

In Rob Roy’s day, the kilt was worn shorter than we wear them today. The typical highlander wore his kilt two to three inches above the knee.

When Tartan Web was selling the cloth for Great Kilts, they posted a standing method of pleating the kilt. That’s the method I use to pleat my kilt.

I start by holding the corner of the material in my left hand with the width hanging vertically and the yardage off to my right. I then pleat the cloth using seven to eight inch pleats (I hold the pleats between the thumb and forefinger of my left hand.)

Once I have the cloth pleated, I throw it over my right shoulder. I adjust the length of where it hits on the back of my leg (usually a couple of inches above the back of the knee.) When I have the length where I want it, I use my head to hold the material on my right shoulder (by sandwiching it between my head and shoulder.) While I am holding the material this way, I put my belt on making sure to leave it loose by two or three holes.

Still holding the material on my shoulder, I work the lower part around to form the aprons. After the aprons are in place, I tighten the belt up to secure the material around my waist. From there you can finish the plaid in one of several ways.

Depending on the weather, I may either let it hang down the back, pull the right side around under the arm and up to meet the left side which I pull over the left shoulder, or I pull both ends over my shoulders and use my brooch to secure it at the front under my chin to form a cape with hood.

[Ancienne Alliance]

OK, With just under 4 yards of 61" wide fabric I tried again.

It looks like I wasn't able to keep many of the pleats I put in when I belted it on. Also I am wearing it with my new Irish style Ionar doublet from Ravenswood Leather.

On to the pictures!

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Better? Worse? Comments? Or maybe next year I should just go as Oberon?

Cheers

Jamie :ootd:

Wow ! This is close to perfection. Jamie. Leather hose maybe?

More XVII° -XVIII° century to me though. But that's only me...


Best,

Robert

[Coinneach]

Jaime,

It's looking great, but, well, thank goodness there's still enough time to go get a wolf hound.

[dfmacliam]

Jamie.... I know its hard.. but scruffy up the hair a bit....LOL the overall look is great.

[Panache]

Jamie.... I know its hard.. but scruffy up the hair a bit.

WHAT!













Actually since I lack a curly golden mane I think I may have an even better solution for appropriate head wear for Macbeth!

You'll just have to wait for the pictures when I can take them with my Lady

Cheers

Jamie :ootd:

[M. A. C. Newsome]

Looks tons better! The major thing I noticed is that is seems to hang much too low in the back. Just hitch it up higher so that the back of the kilt is to the knee, and that will give you more cloth to play with at your shoulder, as well.