New kilt in an older style

[gsmacleod]

This is my first and probably only plaid. I had a thought after I answered that it might be the same thinking that goes into matching all colours that North Americans typically do. I was far too careful folding and will have to embrace the Highland way a bit more next time.

Perhaps! Although, I think it looks great as you've folded it, it is neater than mine end up

Shane

[JPS]

I can't help but notice that, while the kilt and plaid are made up to match Hugh Graham's, that jacket of yours is almost a perfect match for the one being worn by James MacFarlane in the same picture.

[McMurdo]

I can't help but notice that, while the kilt and plaid are made up to match Hugh Graham's, that jacket of yours is almost a perfect match for the one being worn by James MacFarlane in the same picture.

The jacket and waistcoat are original from 1894. The fact that they even still exist and are wearable far outweighs the colour. Having said that I love the Crotal colour of this set. I am proud to be the custodian of these pieces.

[Jock Scot]

The jacket and waistcoat are original from 1894. The fact that they even still exist and are wearable far outweighs the colour. Having said that I love the Crotal colour of this set. I am proud to be the custodian of these pieces.

In my youth, 1940’s/50’s, I saw many garments in that colour and the smell of damp tweed is ingrained in my senses to this day. If I could find a modern day weaver to replicate that wonderful shade of russet brown , I would have a kilt jacket and suit made out of it forthwith.

[figheadair]

The jacket and waistcoat are original from 1894. The fact that they even still exist and are wearable far outweighs the colour. Having said that I love the Crotal colour of this set. I am proud to be the custodian of these pieces.

Crotal is a generic term for a number of lichens, most prize was Dark Crotal (Parmelia omphalodes) which gives that wonderful ginger colour. It was often mixed with other colour in the yarn as in my jacket with tweed woven by the late Marion Campbell in 1982. She maintianed the old ways and dyed; spun; woven and waulked here own cloth, all by hand.

In my youth, 1940’s/50’s, I saw many garments in that colour and the smell of damp tweed is ingrained in my senses to this day. If I could find a modern day weaver to replicate that wonderful shade of brown , I would have a kilt jacket and suit made out of it forthwith.

Jock. It's worth checking out Carloway Crotal. It looks as though Iain Martainn's Seathforth Tweed is pretty close.

[Jock Scot]

Thank you Peter, I will investigate your lead.

[OC Richard]

I put together four gents in MacLeay showing the wearing of day plaids with tweed, and the long hair sporrans typical of the time (plain leather pocket-shaped "day" sporrans were decades in the future).

Note the plainness of the jackets, none being the classic Argyll jacket that we know so well.

[JPS]

The jacket and waistcoat are original from 1894. The fact that they even still exist and are wearable far outweighs the colour. Having said that I love the Crotal colour of this set. I am proud to be the custodian of these pieces.

And it makes me happy every time you post a picture of yourself wearing them. Such a treasure, and I'm glad they're under the care of someone like you.

[LoE]

My long plaids are made from 4 yards of fabric and one of them had the folds sewn in so as to make pockets - I used to walk in the parades at Sidmouth and once lost my purse - luckily not the van keys as I put them on the lanyard with my watch but it could have been a problem, so I created a zipped and a snap closing pocket.

It is still possible to wrap the plaid around once below the waist and once up and over the head for those times when a storm is raging and its a long walk back to the van.

Anne the Pleater

When Anne the Pleater speaks, I take it as gospel.

[kilted2000]

I'm curious, how are you wrapping the plaid?