I'm one of those that does not believe that Scots of old would have used modern kilt fabrics.
I tend to believe that they would have used something more akin to a boiled wool blanket.
We simply do not know for a fact what was used. There is no historical documentation of what a Great kilt was or how it was worn. Everything you see today is re-creation or fantasy.
But - There is good documentation of what is called the Brat and also the Matchcoat.
A Leine and Brat.
A Matchcoat
If it were me I would do what I believe the Scots would have done. Use what is readily available and inexpensive. A bed blanket. The Brat and Matchcoat above are about the size of a double bed blanket.
Heck, even the N. American peoples readily adopted the boiled wool blanket as soon as it became available.
This idea of using what was readily available at the time and not modern fabrics just makes too much sense to me.
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