Outlander Wardrobe and language

[Nathan]

I'm behind an episode from my American friends I think but I'm looking forward to this waulking sequence! I come from a place where we still do this. It's just for fun now rather than necessity but it's still a regular part of life. I wonder if I'll recognize the song!

[jhockin]

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[jhockin]

It was good to see that plain cloth was being waulked and not tartan. Not one of the extant pieces of the period that I've examined was fulled.

Interesting! Thanks, just learned something new, for today.

[HootinHoller]

I just realized I did not quote the posts I was replying to! It has been awhile since I posted on a forum. Sorry about that. Do my posts make an ounce of sense????

LOL, I was going to send you a note asking you to reply with quotes. I didn't want to be off putting towards your kindness of spending some time with us. I very much appreciate hearing from you. My cousin is a costume designer (currently teaching at Penn State) and I love hearing about the trade-offs you've had to make.

Welcome to X-Marks from a relative newby.

[HootinHoller]

I'm behind an episode from my American friends I think but I'm looking forward to this waulking sequence! I come from a place where we still do this. It's just for fun now rather than necessity but it's still a regular part of life. I wonder if I'll recognize the song!

The song is on Terry's blog here.

[terry dresbach]

Terry,

Do you and Ron move and relocate to where ever you are filming at the time? Geez, can I swap jobs with you guys?

Pretty much. It has it's pluses - adventure, learning a new culture, minuses - leaving home, family (kids in school), and pets, for long stretches of time.

[Calgacus]

They have on linen sarks, waistcoats and Highland Jackets, both made in wool.

Aha!

I have worn linen shirts on the hill before, but only in good weather, not adverse weather.
I think this is the key to your actors' comfort. Cotton performs very poorly when cold and wet, and can be positively dangerous in the Scottish hills. I'll bet your crew were largely wearing cotton or synthetic materials next to their skin.

This encourages me in my plans to take a more traditional approach to dress in the hills, so many thanks.

Oh, and kudos for taking the effort to use linen where cotton would probably have been cheaper and easier.

[Calgacus]

...I have been through the Highlands and all over the midlands, but not to the far north yet, where I am dying to go...

Oh, you simply MUST find the time to go! The stretch of the north west from Ullapool to Tongue is the jewel in the crown, as far as I'm concerned.

[Nathan]

Terry,

My understanding is that the colour scheme favoured at the time was much more vibrant, drawing upon bright reds and greens. Can you explain the artistic or practical reasons behind choosing a muted colour scheme characterized by greys and browns?

[Lodrorigdzin]

Aha!

I have worn linen shirts on the hill before, but only in good weather, not adverse weather.
I think this is the key to your actors' comfort. Cotton performs very poorly when cold and wet, and can be positively dangerous in the Scottish hills. I'll bet your crew were largely wearing cotton or synthetic materials next to their skin.

This encourages me in my plans to take a more traditional approach to dress in the hills, so many thanks.

Oh, and kudos for taking the effort to use linen where cotton would probably have been cheaper and easier.

you're not the only one. I've been looking for knee length linen shirts. no luck as of yet.