Making a Day Plaid (Laird's Plaid) - Tutorial

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Now that I’ve described the process, here are the final results.

The folded plaid with purled ends:



And the obligatory photos of me wearing it, after all that hard work! First, the typical carrying of a day plaid in the usual fashion when not needed for warmth. If you click the link in my first post, there’s a description there of how to fold it and wear it. The fringed ends go in front with the big fold at the back.



Next, one example of how it can be unfolded and wrapped around the body for a little extra warmth at the torso. Again, click the link in my first post for more illustrations of additional unfolding to make it into a half-cloak or full-cloak. I don’t have a plaid brooch/pin, so I didn’t show all the options. But it’s pretty simple to just throw the top fold of the plaid back over your shoulder and wrap it around the body.



With my luck, though, I’ll probably only get to carry it and when it gets cold I’ll have to wrap it around my wife instead of wearing it myself!