How To Wear The Great Scottish Kilt | ScotlandShop

[@michaelmcknight8419]

Oddly entertaining. Thank you. Alba go brach!

[@Scotlandshop]

We are delighted that you enjoyed the video! You can learn more about the great kilt on our blog: www.scotlandshop.com/tartanblog/great-kilt

[@charlieknight3776]

Excellent video I could not make sense of it in my mind’s eye but now I understand entirely

[@Scotlandshop]

We are delighted that you have enjoyed the video, it was great fun creating it!

[@Insilcaru]

Thank you

[@rotcthspecial7161]

I have a question how large of it for 100% cotton Tartan fabric in your website?

[@Scotlandshop]

Thanks for your question. Here's our 100% cotton tartan fabric, we currently have a limited range of tartans to choose from - £11 per metre: www.scotlandshop.com/tartan/fabrics/100-cotton-tartan-fabric

[@damionkeeling3103]

As someone pointed out, this is unlikely to have happened on rough ground and most highlanders lived in houses too small to do this which is why these demos are always on flat open ground with manicured grass. Either they had pleats sown into them or at least loops for a belt or they scrunched the middle up and threw it on creating a lot less neat an appearance. Imagine trying to do this in the snow on the side of a glen.

[@DizzyBusy]

But then you'd need several different cloths to afford different sizes. Making the pleats this way makes it so that a person can inherit the plaid, or someone can wear the same plaid from childhood basically all the way to the death.

[@jackhanson1274]

Why would the pleats be sewn in, it would defeat the purpose of it's primary use as bedding/shelter no?

[@jackhanson1852]

Nicely put together! There’s an extra step you can add that creates a nice sharp look (in my opinion at least!): when you’re belted and stood, take the hemmed edges one at a time and draw them out taught [30/08/2022: not too tight, too tight and the kilt will become stiff in other areas, a little ruffle is fine!], wrap them around you and stuff them down the back centred on your spine [30/10/2022: I retract this advice somewhat, further experience with the great kilt has shown that the placement of the corners on the back is an art, I've now changed the placement to roughly the back of the hip bone on each side, this reduces tension when I draw up the sides to make the sash, this may be because I am a touch taller and need extra material to compensate for my long body]. Then draw the remaining cloth “tails” over the shoulder, one in front, one behind, normally over the left as most folk are right handed, invert as necessary. This gives you less fabric over the shoulder so that “sash” is a little more dainty and gives you a cool “tartan belt” that shows off your belt buckle while hiding your belt. P.S. if you don’t want to punch holes in your plaide, forgo the brooch for a leather cord or a cute ribbon! P.S.S. This was not intended as some sort of down-the-nose advice, please wear your fèileadh-mòr as you feel best suits you and your tastes!

[@Scotlandshop]

Thank you for your notes. We are always fascinated about how many different variation can people come up with wearing such a traditional garment like the kilt.

[@jackhanson1852]

@@Scotlandshop Glad I could help, anything to get more people in the great kilt!

[@RoCk-On-FoReVeR]

What size of the material you used?

[@Scotlandshop]

We recommend using 8 yards of tartan fabric and for the weight we recommend 16 oz. Hope that helps! If you have any more questions please email us at [e-mail]. Thank you!

[@spencer9095]

I can’t get mine that tight

[@Scotlandshop]

Hello Spencer! are you trying to pleat it yourself? we find doing it between two is a lot easier! please let us know if you've succeeded!

[@mikemcclellan2863]

Perhaps your plaid is a heavier wool than his? I've got a 16 oz. and before it naturally wore and softened a bit, the pleats were always bouncy and trickier to make neat. I could be wrong but his appears to be 11 oz.. I may be incorrect in this instance, however wool weight is certainly a factor in the look of a great kilt, most so for the pleats.

[@rmackenziefree]

Highlanders in the old days most certainly did not go through a complicated procedure like that every morning. Especially as they would have sometimes to be outside and ready to fight in seconds. Must have used a drawstring system

[@bingonamo7520]

I guess men had a lot of time on their hands back then.

[@jackhanson1274]

You can pleat the fèileadh-mòr much faster than this but you sacrifice a certain amount of neatness. Do take a look at Fandabidozi's stuff if you're interested!

[@killingtramps]

8 yards🤣 is a lot

[@Scotlandshop]

This piece of fabric had many functions. In this video, Fandabi Dozi explains about the many qualities of the traditional kilt kzbin.info/www/bejne/fIbaoX6Bp96gd7s

[@keaganmacgregor2725]

Too much for a great kilt. Its only a myth. For a great kilt 4 metres reach out for a man with normal meisures.

[@killingtramps]

@@keaganmacgregor2725 That was my point. The whole 8 yards thing is from when the bolt from the mills create in single width and made 9 yards of cloth that was then halfed, then sewn together to create a double width piece of cloth for a great kilt of 4.5 yards in length and double width so 8 yards of double width fabric is enoough for 2x feileadh mor/great kilt belted plaids.

[@killingtramps]

@@Scotlandshop It's funny that many folk here on youtube treat fandabi dozi as some kind of authority on great kilts. I met Tom at a wake a few years ago for an acquitance and he is indeed a nice dude so not saying he does not provide value as he certainly does. However, my point was. If you do your own research man. The whole 8 yards thing is really a victorian feileadh beag thing for kilt makers trying price gouging and then became the done thing. Historically, a great kilt is from when the bolt from the mills create in single width, made 9 yards of cloth that was then halfed, then sewn together to create a double width piece of cloth for a great kilt of 4.5 yards in length and double width so 8 yards of double width fabric is enoough for 2x feileadh mor/great kilt belted plaid. If you don't believe me, research this for yourself from know historians. Some of the oldest sort of 200+ year old kilts millitary kilts are sometimes 3 yards in length man. 8 yards is a lot man.

[@killingtramps]

@@keaganmacgregor2725 You're totally correct Keagan, 4 metres is about 4.3 yards and plenty for a regular man.

[@samiabujad5060]

The Yemeni Mawaz is much better 🤦🏽‍♂️

[@hartmutpleis7794]

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