The Great Kilt- How to wear a Fèileadh Mòr.

[@whiskeyvictor5703]

Bunny needs a wee kiltie! 😁

[@northwindhomestead907]

He is a boy

[@ashkuratoff]

It's cool 👍

[@northwindhomestead907]

Great kilts are the best.

[@ginger_with_a_top_hat]

This was super educational! Now I need a great kilt! Been wearing the half kilt for a year now, wanting to expand further and feel confident with your video!

[@northwindhomestead907]

Very glad to hear my video helped create another convert. I wear this one so much more than my others, I have 13 total. It's so versatile and comfortable. Enjoy your journey. Drop a comment after you get yours and let me know how you like it.

[@Jellyforge]

Loved this video. Got my first all wool great kilt recently and this is the most detailed video I’ve seen since I really started looking at how to really make it look nice.

[@northwindhomestead907]

Thanks for the feedback. I'm glad you enjoyed it. I had a great time making it.

[@nuiwai5402]

WOW you look fantastic!

[@northwindhomestead907]

Thank you so much

[@FortunePayback]

This is super cool! I've been doing a bunch of research of my own Scottish heritage and history, and although my lineage comes from the lowlands, i'd love to put something like this together for faires and LARPing snd whatnot.

[@northwindhomestead907]

Careful, it can become addictive very quick.

[@kiltedpatriotatheart]

Great video!

[@northwindhomestead907]

Thanks.

[@rockymountainmcnair7578]

Thank you. Well done Brother.

[@northwindhomestead907]

Very welcome. Thanks for watching.

[@michaelrobinson894]

Love this video. What is the footwear?

[@northwindhomestead907]

Steger Mukluks.

[@northwindhomestead907]

Amazingly comfortable.

[@plainsimple442]

I heard that they laid it on a table to pleat and put on.

[@northwindhomestead907]

I'll have to give that a try.

[@Time_Lord_Council]

I really like the way you fastened the upper part of the kilt to itself on the shoulder! Would a shorter boot lace work well to secure it before putting the brooch over the whole thing? I don't like putting unnecessary holes in clothing either.

[@northwindhomestead907]

I had a shorter one but right before filming that scene I realized I lost it. This piece was in my scrap bin and I was to task focused to cut it.

[@Time_Lord_Council]

@@northwindhomestead907 Gotcha. I'm just trying to figure out what I have to work with when my great kilt arrives. I ordered one a couple of days ago, along with a plaid brooch and flashes, and I'm just doing all the research I can on various ways to wear it.

[@northwindhomestead907]

Oooooooo. I remember that anticipation. What tartan did you get? Where did you get it? I didn't go with flashes for the GK, I've been using garter ties. I felt they might be a bit more period appropriate. However, after using them for a while I really appreciate the ability to make them a tight or loose as desired. Have fun learning. I have photos of the first time I put the GK on. It was so bad. The more you wear it the verte it'll look. Thanks for watching.

[@northwindhomestead907]

Looking back at your original comment about the boot lace I thought of something. The piece of leather in using is unfinished and rough. The friction from leather in this condition helps hold the knot without having to tighten it aggressively. Not sure what boot lace you have but it might not offer this advantage. Leather cord like I'm using is super cheap. You can find it at Tandy leather or on Amazon. The boot lace might work fine or it might not, only experimentation will tell.

[@Time_Lord_Council]

@@northwindhomestead907 Cheers! Yeah, I might buy some garter ties for a Highland wedding if my eventual bride approves it. I realise it's a bit anachronistic, but I got one from Scottish Kilt Shop (the only site I can really afford) in Clan Maxwell because my mum's family is a sept of theirs. I trust SKS's great kilts more than their modern kilts because I can pleat it myself with no sewing.

[@twrecks9119]

Where do you get such a long shirt?

[@northwindhomestead907]

It's from Townsend. Their 18th century linen work shirt.

[@AndrewNorton-r9n]

Where did you get the boots? What are they called? It is the last thing I am really looking for in my kit.

[@northwindhomestead907]

They are Steger Mukluks. Best boots in the world. More Native North American than Highland Celtic but worth every penny.

[@AndrewNorton-r9n]

@northwindhomestead907 thank you so much!

[@worm_vaquero]

Anyway to do this without having to lay my kilt in the dirt?

[@northwindhomestead907]

You can do it standing up. Don't expect to get any resemblance to nice looking pleats, but you can get 15' of fabric to fit around 34" of waist.

[@HO-bndk]

Stitch the pleats in.

[@worm_vaquero]

@@northwindhomestead907 "nice looking" he dragged it through the grass🥲

[@northwindhomestead907]

@HO-bndk that makes it hard to use for the ol plethora of other cool things you can use a great kilt for. You can put a drawstring through the pleats if you must, eliminates the need for the inner belt.

[@josephbennett7057]

When making your pleates how many squares do you pull? You said you bring the lines together, but in-between those lines are one square. Do you pull one square or two?

[@northwindhomestead907]

There is one yellow line at the bottom of the fold. This shows on the outside of the pleat (if I do it right). So I am folding 2 squares.

[@josephbennett7057]

Thank you 👍

[@josephbennett7057]

You said it's 15 feet long, how wide is it?

[@northwindhomestead907]

@@josephbennett7057 about 60"

[@josephbennett7057]

@@northwindhomestead907 thank you for your reply.

[@larry6747]

12 ells is 6 yards

[@northwindhomestead907]

Ells?

[@larry6747]

@@northwindhomestead907 18" a half yard

[@larry6747]

Conventionally the length between the point of your elbow, arm crooked to form an 'L", and the first knuckle of your middle finger.

[@northwindhomestead907]

@@larry6747 similar to a cubit

[@taylorkosman7312]

Hmm so you only used about 3 yds of fabric? I believe you said 15 ft of fabric. I bought 5 yds thinking that’s what I needed 😂 far prefer the smaller amount especially with a cleaner look.

[@taylorkosman7312]

Also… EDC sporran is the best thing I’ve heard all year. I would love the details on that for my own highland wear.

[@northwindhomestead907]

I think it's 5 yards. Or close to it. Right about 15 feet, whatever that is in meters.

[@northwindhomestead907]

Thanks, I made it myself. I have been working on a how to video for it, still looking for a client to customize it for.

[@MerlinOB]

Your slip is showing.

[@northwindhomestead907]

Yeah. Saw that too.