Folding the Great Kilt

[Luke MacGillie]

Well, I hate to have a disagreement with you Steve.

First off, Im of the opinion that matchcoats are a form of ethnic dress, as matchcoat is a Anglicized version of an Algonquin word that more or less translates into "wearing robe" Also as much as I admire the work of Mark Baker and company, they did admit they were far from perfect, and their matchcoat wearing, by Longhunters actually is pretty slim on historical accounts.

Secondly, if you pick up a copy of "A Bard of Wolfe's Army", by Chapman and McCulloch, which is the annotated diary of Volunteer Sgt Thompson of the 78th, on service here in the Americas during the F&I war, there are a couple references to both rolling on the floor to put on the great kilt, and also using it as a blanket.

https://www.amazon.com/Bard-Wolfes-A.../dp/189694163X


But I do agree that trying to turn single width cloth into a great kilt is only going to lead to making something that never was in history! :-)