Scottish Kilt Try-On!! Clan Gunn // Great Kilt

I’m not sure if you know this, but Cason is Scottish!! He is the commissioner of Clan Gunn GA which means we go to quite a few Highland games / Scottish events ever year.
I asked him to show how to put on a traditional Scottish kilt, called a great kilt. Let us know if you have any questions at all. Or if any of you are Scottish, we would love to know what clan you are!

[@shanecornwell232]

This is so wonderful to see! Thank you for your tutorial on how a traditional kilt was worn. I'm in New Zealand and was in the process of finding a kilt maker. I am Clan Gunn also and have always loved the look of traditional kilts. You have saved me so much time as now I will be ordering my 9 yards of Beautiful Clan Gunn Tartan. Thanks again for such an informative Video. Cheers 🙂

[@laurenslaughter3875]

Wonderful! That makes me so happy to hear. I hope it goes well and you get your tartan soon. Aut Pax Aut Bellum!

[@mindykloster3540]

Awesome! I’m also a Gunn and yes I do know how the original kilt works, but you did a great job of explaining and presenting! Thank you for sharing! You did us proud!👏🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@laurenslaughter3875]

Thank you so much for your kind words! And we’re always happy to connect with another Gunn! AUT PAX AUT BELLUM!!

[@manifestyourbestlifetoday2304]

"Slàinte Mhath" Thank you for sharing this. I've always been told of my Scottish and even Irish-Scottish heritage. Recently through DNA testing (3 tests) and Scottish born cousins with family history proof confirming the DNA findings, I've confirmed my GGG Grandfather Richard Wilson was not only of Scottish Origin but from the direct lineage of the Wilson Sept 🗡️SEMPER VIGILANS🗡️. I also have on mom's side Williamson and Robinson very closely. Three mighty Gunn Clans to which I am very proud to share lineage with. I'm as proud of my Viking-Norse Lineage as my African lineage and we give honor to our Scottish and Irish-Scottish clans in home and heritage. My son has just ordered the tartans from Clan Gunn Wilson and Williamson so this video is aces teaching him how to fold them traditionally and wear them properly. I have also ordered the family tartans and I'm actively searching how women wear the Earasaid properly. I pray the CREATOR watch you and protect you and cover you and your family. "May the road rise to meet you. May the wind be always at your back. May the sun shine warm upon your face the rains fall soft upon your fields. Until the great ones meet again, may God hold you in the palm of His hand" ⚔️AUT PAX ✊🏻AUT BELLUM!!!⚔️

[@donmezzanatto8607]

Hello Cousin

[@woltews]

The Oxford English Dictionary finds the earliest published non-idiomatic use of "The whole nine yards" or "the full nine yards" is in an 1855 Indiana newspaper article. The earliest known idiomatic use of the phrase is from 1907 in Southern Indiana. The phrase is related to the expression the whole six yards, used around the same time in Kentucky and South Carolina. Both phrases are variations on the whole ball of wax

[@donmezzanatto8607]

[@donmezzanatto8607]

May I ask what city you are in? I would never bother you ...just looking to escape woke California for a nice safe town. And one more GUNN in town. If you don't answer I understand

[@bigwilf1966]

Fèileadh Mor is really the true kilt. The Fèileadh bèg is the kilt you see more often today. When looking at sources for highland history you need to remember that before the British Empire embraced highland culture for its military it spent 150 years trying to wipe it out completely. So take any " fact " on that basis. We are missing a lot. I am a Scot living in Scotland and have had to change a lot of the opinions on Scots history recently due to me learning Gaelic. As more sources mean new ideas.

[@jackhanson1852]

Interesting way of forming the front pockets! I’ll have to give it a try and see if it works for my way of folding everything together.

[@laurenslaughter3875]

Try it and let us know how it goes!

[@jackhanson1852]

@@laurenslaughter3875 I've just looked at it again and I wondered: does it work for actually creating a pocket or is it an innovation to provide more padding for his sword belt? I wear my great kilt without consideration for swords, bucklers and daggers as I'm not allowed them in the office!

[@julianrobson1867]

AUT PAX AUT BELLUM!!! Greetings from Argentina... from a Robson-Gunn 🇦🇷🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@laurenslaughter3875]

Greeting! So nice to talk to another Gunn - all the way in Argentina! AUX PAX AUT BELLUM!!

[@JohnMcKLV]

The whole 9 yards thing is kind of a myth. It's 8 yards *single width* (30") that is cut and half and re-sewn to make it half and long but wider - *double width.*

[@kiltedpatriotatheart]

Another thing to be noted is that the tailored kilts (or pre-pleated, as you say), evolved from the small kilt (feleidh-beag in Gaelic), which was half of the piece of fabric, the long way, of a great kilt. It was also hand pleated, and belted on, just like a great kilt.

[@laurenslaughter3875]

Interesting! Thank you for that info!!

[@sue-zthomas6065]

Wow, I had no idea it was so complicated! Great job Cason explaining and showing this process!

[@laurenslaughter3875]

Thank you!! 🥰

[@tampazeke4587]

It looks complicated and seems complicated until you get used to doing it and then it's actually quite simple and takes less than five minutes.

[@Baseball_Mickey]

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS VERY EDUCATIONAL VIDEO!

[@laurenslaughter3875]

I really appreciate it!

[@tampazeke4587]

Sláinte mhath! Great demonstration of the breacan an fhéilidh (belted plaid)! Some of your information and nomenclature were a bit off but the demonstration was spot on. That hat is a Scots (or Scotch) bonnet rather than a tam, which is short for tam-o'-shanter and is a different style.

[@laurenslaughter3875]

Thanks for the information! Definitely appreciated. We’re doing our best to carry on our Scottish culture and any help and information is greatly appreciated.

[@karenvernon4113]

Awesome! I had no idea the kilts were just one piece of fabric folded together!

[@laurenslaughter3875]

I know! It’s so different than I expected

[@tampazeke4587]

The great kilt or belted plaid is one piece of fabric. Most people today wear the modern kilt (little kilt) which is still one piece of fabric but is pre-sewn with pleats and aprons.

[@joetownsend-]

I saw you at Stone Mountain but you were walking fast toward athletic field on Saturday afternoon just before band closing ceremony! Clan MacTavish, the host Clan is our Clan and Dr Joe Cash is President. We are above Gainesville and He is from Cleveland! Hope to meet Yall in Blairsville Scottish Games in April or May? Can’t remember! Your videos are Excellent! Your Clan Gunn Tent is always Exceptional!

[@laurenslaughter3875]

It’s so great to hear from a fellow Scot! Especially one who lives close by. We will definitely be at Blairsville next year and would love to chat!

[@joetownsend-]

@@laurenslaughter3875, North Georgia Highland Games in Clayton started about 3 years ago. Yall may have attended? I haven’t but hope to 2024. Larry Swachwell is director of Athletics there, Stone Mountain, Blairsville and Grandfather! Also Games in Chicago. GUNN, GUNN, GUNN🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Slainte Mhath! Alba An Aìgh 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@kiltedpatriotatheart]

The background piping is very nice, btw.

[@laurenslaughter3875]

Indeed it is!

[@carriek1271]

Clan Gunn here too on GG Grandfather's side. Great video!

[@laurenslaughter3875]

Awesome! Always happy to make an acquaintance with a fellow Gunn. We’re actually going to a Scottish Highland festival this weekend to represent Clan Gunn!

[@carriek1271]

@@laurenslaughter3875 that will be amazing, I'm sure!

[@christygum3384]

Clan Gunn ! My favorite Clan after my own Guthrie ! I always spend a good bit of time with the Gunns at Grandfather Mountain ! Our tents are typically very close. Hope to see ya’ll in July! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@laurenslaughter3875]

That makes me so happy to hear!! We love Clan Guthrie! We hope to be at Grandfather Mountain this year. We’ve always wanted to go, but haven’t made it work with our other commitments. We hope to go this year! Do you go to any GA games?

[@christygum3384]

Sure do ! We’ve been doing Stone Mountain for the past several years. I have yet to join the Clan for that one as I have a kid in College..October is a busy time with homecoming, foot ball while it’s still relatively warm. I’ll make it down as some point. Grandfather Mountain is beyond incredible. I really hope to see you guys there ! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@flintlockhomestead460]

I am a Gunn with Georgia roots. My father was born there, in Warren Co. My favorite weapon though would be a 58 caliber rifled musket. Do the names Simeon Gunn, Richard Gunn, Jesse Gunn, David Gunn, Benjamin Gunn mean anything to you? All served in the Gardner Volunteers, Co. H, 22nd Georgia Infantry, Ambrose Ransom Wright's brigade in the Army of Northern Virginia. There's also a William T. Gunn from Warren Co. in Co. B of the 48th but I haven't been able to establish a relationship. First ancestor in Georgia was a Richard Gunn given a land grant in Georgia for his service as a drummer in Virginia during the Revolutionary War according to the DAR.

[@timsanders4621]

Nice.

[@andrewwylie2117]

The Wylie's come from the clans Gunn and MacFarlane

[@whiskeyvictor5703]

Nice plaid! About how wide is that bolt of fabric that you donned?

[@laurenslaughter3875]

Thank you! The fabric is 5 feet wide.

[@jasonharrold6686]

where did you get the sword

[@laurenslaughter3875]

I wish I we could remember! My husband did a ton of research years ago and bought it but neither one of us remembers where we ended up buying it from! Ugh…sorry!

[@patrickleonard1410]

I've changed from a rocker to more mature, gentleman attire with jacket,knit sweater,& kilt.more manly....

[@laurenslaughter3875]

Same here!

[@patrickleonard1410]

Kindred spirits!

[@ClanGunnBushcraft]

Looks grand brother 💙

[@woodnugget1301]

What your wearing is a bonnet not a tam a tam has a toorie(bobble)