Quote Originally Posted by Pleater View Post
The dress Stewart is the one with the white in it - most dress tartans have white in them.
The Royal Stewert is the red one.
I made myself a longer length kilt recently, by accident, I must confess. The one before was done in 48 inch wide fabric which I halved to get the usual 24inches - but then I took 60 inch wide fabric and made a kilt 30 inches long. It is just short enough for me to be able to walk up stairs without having to pick it up to prevent it being trodden on.
Are you, like me, also a sufferer from the Masefield disease? I used to sail a little yacht out of Portsmouth harbour, Hampshire to explore the harbours on the mainland and the Isle of Wight and go up and down the Solent. Happy days.

Anne the Pleater :ootd:
So the inverse! Not sure if I can edit the original post- so we will all pretend that I did! Thank you all for the correction- every little bit helps! Thank you Ann and DyerStraits (and everyone else )

I admit I like the longer one myself (the Dress; if I say it enough I will remember). I don't wish to be mistaken for wearing a kilt. I am 5'10'', so the Royal Stewart is supposed to go a bit longer, I think, for being off the rack. If I ever get to sewing these, I'm afraid I may never stop.

Thank goodness its starting to cool down in Georgia, the wool skirt season is limited for sure.