Quote Originally Posted by Pleater View Post
Well - the bottom would be alright, as it falls in pleats just fine, but above the belt there is ALL THAT FABRIC, just sloshing around - I found that I was clearing tables as I passed by and catching the furniture with - I think 5 yards - it was too much, even when I made the bottom part longer and put a sash around the top to try to control it all.

A bit of minimalism doesn't go amiss with a great kilt - not when worn indoors, and I suspect that scrub and heather landscapes were not around when the great kilt was being worn, even though they are so common now they are there as a result of modern-ish methods of land management.

Anne the Pleater
You would be correct about tying it down with a sash. From the pictures and paintings I've seen. And recreating I've seen (Outlander on Stars) they wore 2 belts. and inner belt that secured the kilt to waist. Then with the top half hanging down, another belt was warn lower towards the hips. This second belt was to hang things. Dirk, Sporran, and I assume to secure the kilt better as you did with your sash. So it makes sense.