"Jacobite" garb

**Woodsheal** · 5th March 11, 05:15 AM

Todd, the leatherworker who sells his wares here:
http://www.foxblade.co.uk/

...is an authenticity-devoted reenactor, and knows his stuff. He has sporran designs based on originals....

**Nighthawk** · 5th March 11, 12:19 PM

Originally Posted by Woodsheal

Todd, the leatherworker who sells his wares here:
http://www.foxblade.co.uk/

...is an authenticity-devoted reenactor, and knows his stuff. He has sporran designs based on originals....

Wow!! Those 2 sporrans he has pictures of are just sexy!! Thanks for that link! I need a buckler for the targe that I'm reproducing and he has just the thing!!

**Woodsheal** · 6th March 11, 11:16 AM

Originally Posted by Nighthawk

Wow!! Those 2 sporrans he has pictures of are just sexy!! Thanks for that link! I need a buckler for the targe that I'm reproducing and he has just the thing!!

Those three-pouch sporrans ARE very cool! I've been meaning to write to him to get the size difference between the large and small versions....

**Dale Seago** · 6th March 11, 01:46 PM

Originally Posted by Woodsheal

Those three-pouch sporrans ARE very cool!

Indeed they are! My own practice has been to carry a separate small leather drawstring pouch as a "siller poke" in my sporran to keep my money separate from other items and easy to find.

**Nighthawk** · 6th March 11, 02:04 PM

Originally Posted by Dale Seago

Indeed they are! My own practice has been to carry a separate small leather drawstring pouch as a "siller poke" in my sporran to keep my money separate from other items and easy to find.

Personally, I use an Iron Maiden wallet for that.

I save the drawstring pouch for my mess kit, which is 3 sizes of carved wooden spoon, and my flint and striker.

**Erikm** · 4th April 11, 01:52 PM

Had a blast at the Minden LA, Tartan Festival

here are a few pics me and a friend, his stuff was put together at the last minute as you can see with the modern kilt but we had fun.Thanks everyone for there help with my Jacobite gear

**Woodsheal** · 4th April 11, 02:13 PM

When you first belt your plaid on, you'll have the two upper corners hanging down in front. Pull each of these corners around to the back and tuck into the belt. This will take up some of the weight of that mass of fabric.
Next, grasp the center edge of the length still hanging down in back, pull it up and a little over your left shoulder and pin it there:

If it's pinned a bit on the forward side of your coat, it won't pull the coat down as much in back.

Another practice was to sew a little loop of fabric onto that center-edge point, and a button on the jacket shoulder, and fasten it up that way. You can see that method used here:

I only use the across-the-chest method when dressed as a dirt-poor coatless humblie!