Quote Originally Posted by slohairt View Post
I've made a couple for customers. I just use two metres of double-width cloth and fringe the two short ends. If you look at most of the men in that picture you'll note their plaids look to be the same fabric as their kilts. This produces a much less cumbersome plaid to wear than using a picnic blanket.

The man third from the left has his plaid worn across his chest and then draped over his shoulder. I would imagine it is easier to keep on that way.
I noticed that... do you just tuck it under the piece on the other shoulder to hold it in place?
I phoned House of Edgar for a price on 2 yards of double-width - which coulod be a day plaid or the plaid on Matt Newsome's blog and they said they no longer do runs of double-width... which is annoying! My Campbell Ancient tartan kilt looks different to the tartan made by other mills - as it's a lot darker. So if I were to wear either of these plaids I've have to buy 4yards of single-width, cut them in half and sew them together!