A Belted Plaid for £36? || New addition to my Jacobite impression!

[@monkeys62339]

Marius you made me spit out my tea with the “ye olde onlyfans”!

[@rosefox4245]

I am /loving/ the masc historical fashion content, it makes me really want to get into historical costuming as well

[@pinsandweevils]

I recommend getting into it! It’s been a great time so far

[@nataliasmetanina219]

I imagined guys in Scotland rolling on the ground every morning while getting dressed, wrapping themselves in kilts. Lol.

[@IAmTheDerg]

A lot would actually sleep in it, because of that, but modern men lay it out on their bed. Altogether someone who's experienced with the big plaid can go from folded blanket to a fairly sorted kilt in 5-6 minutes.

[@HammerSmashedFace92]

Its believed that they didn’t really “pleat” it more like gathered it and come on we’re late. And also it’s believed that they added belt loops at some point just to make it easier to put on and off in a pinch or wet dirty ground

[@irmabecx4758]

If you are talking about a "Fibula" style brooch or pin, then those have been in use since the bronze age for fastening cloaks and similar garments; they're not a victorian invention. Also thank you so much for the tip; I've been looking to find cheap wool tartan fabric for ages!

[@pinsandweevils]

I’m definitely not writing off fibulae! Just those round brooches in the specific context of 18th century kilts. My regiment advised me to use straight pins!

[@irmabecx4758]

@@pinsandweevils That explains it! :)

[@chancesmith116]

I’m super excited to see that you’re back to posting. And as someone who is quite proud of their Scottish heritage, coming back with a KILT‽ We love to see it.

[@daviestardust]

thank you for posting this marius, i love listening to your videos to help me focus, youre also just plain heckin' inspiring and im very grateful to you!

[@pinsandweevils]

Thank you so much!!! That’s so kind of you, it’s lowkey made my day 💛

[@meta4058]

"i'm not going to be able to do it properly because i don't have... a sword belt, and a baldric, and all that fun stuff" sounds like we ought to start a sword belt fund for you and bring those back into fashion, while we're at it (in any case, great video, by the way! love your sense of humour and the unabashed excitement about finding suspiciously cheap good fabric)

[@pinsandweevils]

Thank you!!! The sword belt/baldric/sporran will happen eventually, they’re just a little more expensive since I can’t make them myself. Hopefully I’ll have the impression done by the Battle of Prestonpans next year!

[@allyncollins359]

Woo Marius!! So excited for you!! Thanks for the fabric link, those are definitely excellent prices and free shipping over $50 makes it well worth it!!

[@giacomolamanuzzi2231]

Great video mate, I’m going to have to check that source of wool out, what a brilliant find! Absolutely gorgeous material. Should be recording my belted plaid video this weekend👍👍

[@pinsandweevils]

Thank you!!! Can’t wait to see it ☺️

[@alexandrapodd8648]

This was a fun video! I’m glad you didn’t get kiltfished!

[@GraciePattenSewing]

Love this! I love finding wool for suspiciously good deals.

[@goodboi4939]

I wish I would have come across this sooner, I ordered a Weathered Campbell clan pattern tartan from ScotlandShop. Don’t get me wrong it’s very useful and nice but boy was it pricy, it helps my mind knowing I supported an age old tradition though.

[@PowerPivotLeadership]

Since I wear saris (a different six yard draped garment, but as it turns out, not THAT different) I've been very perplexed by this "roll around on the wet and potentially muddy ground" method of donning a kilt. I did run across an article that claims several documented instances of loops on the inside of the kilt at repeat-intervals which would allow the pleating to happen on a vertical human if one were to run a string through, and then only one belt is necessary. And no mud. Have you an opinion on that?

[@pinsandweevils]

I’ve seen that article! It may be worth a try, but I’ve never done it myself, since it’s not really common practice among reenactors at the moment. The thing is, though, I’d imagine even if you could gather it faster with the loops, you may still have to lie down on the kilt to belt it?

[@PowerPivotLeadership]

@@pinsandweevils having pleated saris while standing I feel like there might be a trick to it. The half of me that isn't Indian is mixed British Isles and this makes me even more curious...if I were trying it I'd put loops the whole way along and then smooth out the aprons and arrange the pleats with the belt a bit loose and then tighten it up. Saris are usually (depending on the drape) tucked into something tied around the waist (either a bit of the sari or a drawstring petticoat) as you go. So. Tempting.

[@vincentbriggs1780]

the fanciest way to be a blanket burrito!

[@pinsandweevils]

I’ve been walking around my flat as a blanket burrito ever since and it pains me to go back to trousers when I leave the house tbh

[@94BlueGirl]

I’m now really really tempted to buy some of that fabric to make my own kilt. I’ve been wanting to make one for like 5 years now :)

[@afrenchguardsman6121]

Oh bless you for the link to the fabrics!! Tartan fabric is so damn expensive

[@mikeymullins5305]

Proper history video!!!!

[@augustwogsland3309]

This brings me so much joy!!!!!!!!

[@legoduckie]

Yes!! Kilt! History! Video! Please!

[@cheerful_something_something]

When we were studying jacobites in primary I had a book that showed me how to do the dress form, so I memorised it and got to show it to my class ^_^ I second the below comments that annular brooches are not as modern as the victorians. But if your organisation says no then follow their advice.

[@pinsandweevils]

Do you remember what the book was called? I’d love to have a look at a different source!

[@cheerful_something_something]

@@pinsandweevils I have absouletley no idea. it was a childrens book with lots of illustrations so not a particuarly rigourous source. I was about 10 y/o at the time.

[@pinsandweevils]

@@cheerful_something_something Np worries! Of course the annular brooch predates the Victorians in plenty of cultures-I own one for Viking purposes! Should have been more specific 😆

[@kiltedpatriotatheart]

Plaid in Scotland is pronounced played. Wait to go on getting a great kilt, my man! What tartan?

[@jasperbernardi5751]

Do you know if this wearing is common only for men or did women wear it too?

[@pinsandweevils]

Hi! As far as I know, only men wore belted plaids like this, but there’s a female equivalent, the arisaid!

[@samueloliver5591]

Hey just a functional question did you hem all the edges or just the long edges of the plaid? Cheers!

[@pinsandweevils]

Hi! I just hemmed the short edges, although it depends on the selvages

[@jenshoffmann3188]

Sometimes I'm on lochcarrons website....pure masochism!!!🤤 BUT I'TS SO SWEET! And someday I'll get the McLachlan tartan(ancient).

[@kiltedpatriotatheart]

Where did you get it?

[@theghostly7]

more tartan stuff please.

[@whiskeyvictor5703]

If a plaid is that cheap it's possible that it was from Pakistan. That country is trying to flood the "Celtic" merch market with tons of piss-poor rubbish. That's why I always support native Scottish mills: it's more expensive, but you will be getting authenticity and (in my experience thus far), quality.

[@joshellingson1062]

Love your videos, but thought you should know, its pronounced played, not plad....

[@pinsandweevils]

I’ve actually been corrected for saying ‘played’-my reenactment group taught me to say ‘plad.’ I’d love to get my hands on a definitive period source though!

[@joshellingson1062]

@@pinsandweevils where are you from?

[@joshellingson1062]

The reason I ask is that the short 'a' version seems to be an americanism, whilst the long 'a' version seems to be the more common Scots pronunciation. Of course there are overlaps...and the weirdness of the Gaelic word it comes from being anglicized as pladger...

[@joshellingson1062]

But check out Fandabi Dozi's videos. Very informative on the belted plaid...

[@pinsandweevils]

@@joshellingson1062 I live in Fife, 30 minutes out of Dundee, and my reenactment group is based in Edinburgh!