Folding the Great Kilt

[figheadair]

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! :-)

Luke, I know what you mean but that's not what you said. Just to avoid confusion, all 18th and early 19th century plaids were made from single width cloth which was joined to make double width material.

[Luke MacGillie]

Great!, now I feel like a politician :-) arguing over the definition of it, or it's......





Yes, cut your single width in half, but the ends together, and then you are on the right track.

Taking 8 or 12 yards of single width and make it look like Braveheart, AKA Lethal Claymore and your on the wrong track!

Now I hope that this photo is doctored enough to not run afoul, but I think it makes a good point as to why pleating to the set, or the stripe in a great kilt is a moot point.....

While I could have pulled the top of the plaid up a bit more, I needed it to be functional vice fashionable, and most if not all of the pleating is hidden by the drape of the top of the cloth. Hopefully no one gets triggered by the censored out "Bad Stuff"

[w7mgr]

I have recently moved from a sedentary to a semi-active lifestyle and am losing weight. I didn't want to buy a kilt, just to have it fall to my ankles in a month. That said, I purchased 6 meters of 13oz. tartan fabric from Strathmore Woollens this week, to use for a great kilt. I am very much a newbie to the kilt, but look forward to experiencing this wonderful garment. I appreciate the comments and humor that I have found here. Thanks again!