Jonesing for Tweed - Show me yours!

[Mac Ghille Sheathanaich]

Finding the fabric is easy, and doesn't have to cost a lot. Get on eBay, type "Wool tweed fabric" into the eBay browser and see what comes up. I have purchased a number of fabrics from an eBay merchant in London, who offers some very fine tweed fabrics. Her ebay store name is "Favourite Fabrics". Very good about shipping in timely fashion and no B.S.

Also, if you search eBay for tartan fabric, there is a merchant on the Isle of Lewis, who is selling four metre lengths of single width Harris tweed. enough for a box pleat, but I don't remember what "single-width" translates to in inches. by her reckoning.

Might be too short for a kilt........

The point is that there are some bargains out there if you know where to look.

Fide et Fortitudine, aye!

T.

[M. A. C. Newsome]

Don't even get me started on how much I love tweed!

Since you are thinking of a tweed Kinguisse pleated kilt, I'll start with pics of this one I made for myself with a Kinguisse pleat.

These first two are from the Gatlinburg Scottish Festival last May. I have a full kilt suit in this tweed, but in this case I swapped the matching tweed vest for a tartan waistcoat. The fist image shows the Kinguisse pleating.




These pictures show the matching tweed waistcoat (worn in this case with a tartan kilt).




Now the jacket alone with tartan kilt.


Lastly, the tweed kilt and jacket together (these pics were taken just last Thursday on my way in to the museum).




Oddly enough, I don't seem to have any photos that show the whole tweed kilt suit (jacket, waistcoat and kilt) worn together! But I think the above photos serve to show just how versitile a tweed kilt suit can be. If the tweed you select goes well with your tartan, then with a tartan kilt, tweed kilt, tartan waistcaot, tweed waistcoat, and tweed jacket you can mix and match to come up with a wide variety of different outfits and looks.

[M. A. C. Newsome]

Finding the fabric is easy, and doesn't have to cost a lot. Get on eBay, type "Wool tweed fabric" into the eBay browser and see what comes up. I have purchased a number of fabrics from an eBay merchant in London, who offers some very fine tweed fabrics. Her ebay store name is "Favourite Fabrics". Very good about shipping in timely fashion and no B.S.

Also, if you search eBay for tartan fabric, there is a merchant on the Isle of Lewis, who is selling four metre lengths of single width Harris tweed. enough for a box pleat, but I don't remember what "single-width" translates to in inches. by her reckoning.

Might be too short for a kilt........

The point is that there are some bargains out there if you know where to look.

Fide et Fortitudine, aye!

T.

Generally speaking "single width" Harris tweed is about 30" wide, give or take. That should work well for a kilt.

FYI, the green tweed I'm wearing in my previous post was an Ebay find.

[M. A. C. Newsome]

My first tweed kilt suit, made from Harris Tweed.


Here I am on the right at the Foothills Highland Games in 2007. On the left you see a wonderful tweed inverness cape.


Again, showing the versatility of the tweed kilt suit, here are the jacket and waistcoat worn with a tartan kilt.


And the tweed kilt being worn on it's own, sans jacket and waistcoat.


(Yes, that is a small chicken I'm holding. No, I'm not choking it.)

[M. A. C. Newsome]

Other tweedy pics....

This one shows the same Harris tweed jacket and waistcoat, only paired with a different Harris Tweed kilt.


Two Harris Tweed kilts that have passed through my wardrobe that I no longer own (both of which have already made appearances in this thread).




Finally, some tweed kilts being worn by people other than me!

[Sir Robert]

You have to watch those tweeds though, if not done right the effect is more of a skirt than a kilt. For example in post #12 the top photograph of MAC Newsome from the back looks more like a womans' skirted suit than a man's kilted suit. (sorry MAC)

To avoid that the rest of the outfit must say unambiguously that this is a kilt.

The problem is that women's tweed skirts can be remarkably like a tweed kilt in size, shape, color, material and wear that the distinction between the two is fuzzy at best. That is by design as women's clothiers look to men's suits and men's kilts for inspiration. For example schoolgirl outfits today mimic schoolboy outfits of yesteryear.

[Jock Scot]

You have to watch those tweeds though, if not done right the effect is more of a skirt than a kilt. For example in post #12 the top photograph of MAC Newsome from the back looks more like a womans' skirted suit than a man's kilted suit. (sorry MAC)

To avoid that the rest of the outfit must say unambiguously that this is a kilt.

The problem is that women's tweed skirts can be remarkably like a tweed kilt in size, shape, color, material and wear that the distinction between the two is fuzzy at best. That is by design as women's clothiers look to men's suits and men's kilts for inspiration. For example schoolgirl outfits today mimic schoolboy outfits of yesteryear.

Interesting observations there.

[Ancienne Alliance]

Here are my tweed kilts and waistcoats made by www.ladychrystel.com
















Best,

Robert

[nh_maclean]

Wow - everyone - great tweed pictures - makes me wish I had cash for a few of them versus just one! I do like the solid color tweeds but do think something with a slight pattern - would suit me more...

Since you are thinking of a tweed Kinguisse pleated kilt, I'll start with pics of this one I made for myself with a Kinguisse pleat.

These first two are from the Gatlinburg Scottish Festival last May. I have a full kilt suit in this tweed, but in this case I swapped the matching tweed vest for a tartan waistcoat. The fist image shows the Kinguisse pleating.

This is great - I was curious what a Kinguisse pleat would look like in tweed! This isn't a reverse Kinguisse is it? Also seeing it in a box pleat is also enticing!

Thanks!
Noah

[nh_maclean]

Two different kilts

I love the tweed in the first picture you posted... what tweed is that?