Quote Originally Posted by Sir Robert View Post
On finding material but a wool blend would work quite well. I have had zero luck finding pure wool anywhere.
That has been my concern as well: That 100% wool in the weight I'm seeking, in the color I'm seeking, and (most importantly) in the price range I'm seeking may be difficult, if not impossible, to find locally. I have some wool blend fabric that I bought something like 20 years ago for some long tunics I used when I was in the SCA; it was sold as 'washable wool'. It was great and would be perfect, only I haven't been able to find it again in any fabric store.
Quote Originally Posted by Sir Robert View Post
A very likely period solid color is "Hoden" a light grey. No dye needed just mix white and black wool as you pull the wool into threads.

Hoden was said to have been worn by highlanders wishing to blend into the heather.
Yes, I think that if I can't find black, I will try to find something similar to that. I have a wool blend fabric (at least, I THINK it's a wool blend) that's a sort of dark grayish-brown that looks like the pictures of hodden that I've seen, only it's about a shade or two darker. That would be great...if I had enough of it to make a great kilt! As it is, I'm using it to experiment with making an X-kilt (nine months and I'm still working on that project).

There are a couple of discount/clearance fabric stores in Dallas that we're going to visit over the next week, and I'm hopeful that I'll find something at one of them.

~Ken