Advice needed on Roy Rob Film tartan Feileadh mor

**Laochri MacTalabh** · 30th June 13, 01:10 AM

Hi all, it's been awhile since I posted anything. I am aiming to buy a tartan for a Feileadh mor. I would like to get the Liam Neeson Rob Roy film tartan. Has anyone found a vendor that carries it, other than Celtic Croft?

**Leoghan** · 30th June 13, 04:57 AM

i see scotweb has versions on this tartan
http://www.scotweb.co.uk/tartan/Rob-Roy-Film-/285098
i am waiting on mine from the celtic croft, hoping it will be here by end of the week.

**tekdiver500ft** · 30th June 13, 06:03 AM

I'd go with the Scotweb, as they use a traditional loom with a proper kilting selvedge - even more authentic.

**Laochri MacTalabh** · 30th June 13, 09:28 AM

Thanks for the suggestion, but I don't think this is a fanciable option. At $751.19 for 8yds. needed for this Belted Plaid is a bit on the pricey side. Evan if I wasn't financially challenged, I would not pay that much for a garment I would wear at Renn Fests and Highland Fests. Maybe Celtic Croft is the way to go.

**Leoghan** · 30th June 13, 09:37 AM

a great kilt from celtic croft i think is only 300 $ , 4 yards double width cloth then i think it goes up for 5 and 6 yards, but that should be plenty,

**Dale Seago** · 30th June 13, 10:54 AM

Scotweb doesn't seem to have the original Islay Woollen Mill fabric in the original colors used in the movie, and $299 is NOT a bad price at all. So go with Celtic Croft!

If you later decide it might be better put to other uses. . .I got one years ago from another vendor who no longer offers it, and somehow never wore it even once. So I got it reconfigured as a 6-yard knife-pleated kilt (which I now wear fairly often!) by Matthew Newsome, along with a bias-cut waistcoat.

**jhockin** · 30th June 13, 04:06 PM

Originally Posted by Laochri MacTalabh

Thanks for the suggestion, but I don't think this is a fanciable option. At $751.19 for 8yds. needed for this Belted Plaid is a bit on the pricey side. Evan if I wasn't financially challenged, I would not pay that much for a garment I would wear at Renn Fests and Highland Fests. Maybe Celtic Croft is the way to go.

-you do NOT need 8 yds for a great kilt! 4 yds is "normal", for 'average size folks, & 5 yds for "gentlemen of substance"

**Carlo** · 30th June 13, 04:31 PM

Originally Posted by jhockin

-you do NOT need 8 yds for a great kilt! 4 yds is "normal", for 'average size folks, & 5 yds for "gentlemen of substance"

Do you need 4 yards single or double width?
Because the Scotweb fabric is single width.

**Laochri MacTalabh** · 30th June 13, 04:32 PM

Originally Posted by jhockin

-you do NOT need 8 yds for a great kilt! 4 yds is "normal", for 'average size folks, & 5 yds for "gentlemen of substance"

Yes, I know that. At Scotweb the fabric is 27.6” wide, therefore I would need to buy 8yds. and cut it in half and sew together on the length to get 55.22" (not counting seam allowance).

Originally Posted by Carlo

Do you need 4 yards single or double width?
Because the Scotweb fabric is single width.

For a great kilt you need 4yds. double width.

**Brian Boru** · 9th July 13, 10:21 AM

I got a 5-yd Rob Roy Great Kilt from CC and am quite happy with it. The wool is a nice smooth wool, not like the "Braveheart's" more rustic weave. Be sure to tell them it is for a kilt,and let them "fringe" the cut edges, this will keep the cloth from unraveling or fraying.
I plan on having mine pleated by a friend at the MD Renn Fair and then sewing loops in it for a cord to go through and not having to worry about having to pleat it by hand each and every time I want to wear it. I am ever so grateful to Matt for posting the article on his website about the drawstring method.

. I can have my Great Kilt on in under 10 minutes (15, if my cats try to help me

) and I don't have to hand pleat.
Enjoy your kilt if you choose to get it from CC, you can't beat the price for the quality of the materiel.

Cheers,

Brian