feilidh-beig, sorta..or however you spell that

**Alan H** · 26th January 10, 04:44 PM

Well, I'm doing a throwing workshop/demo for the Guild at a couple of events this year and I just couldn't see throwing in a Great Kilt. I think I'd trip over all that fabric. I thought I'd make a feilidh-beig...little kilt....which might be "off" period-wise by a couple of decades from our nominal time frame, but since everything else seems to be a little "off" with this lot, I figured what the heck.

So I bought this:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...d=210263228024

2.25 yards, for 8.99 and 6 bucks shipping off of ebay. Can't beat the price.

Now, it's not woven in a twill pattern, so that's too bad. Also, one thin line in the pattern does not match. It's sort of a buff orange going one way, and a dark tan, going the other. However, the stuff is actually, absolutely gorgeous. It turned out to be a very high quality wool with a killer kilting selvedge. I've cut it out, joined the pieces, finished the edges, folded it up to make 17 pleats, and tonight I'll probably stitch in the pleats along the belt line and gently press something like folds into the pleats. I'm not gonna go to town on it, it's supposed to be kind of primitive.

I absolutely love the color of the tartan. I would *love* to have this in a "real" kilt. Alas, as it is not twill, it shall not be. However, it'll make a killer throwing kilt, and knockaround.

Pics tomorrow, or tonight. I think I will have invested all of about 3 hours and thirteen dollars in this, when it's done. See, I used leftover thread from Mom's stash, I didn't even have to buy the thread.

**Smayniac** · 26th January 10, 04:49 PM

you's a good scrounge Alan, I've only bought buckles and leather for my projects thus far. All the thread has come from old prekilt projects.
Bob

**Alan H** · 26th January 10, 04:57 PM

Originally Posted by Smayniac

you's a good scrounge Alan, I've only bought buckles and leather for my projects thus far. All the thread has come from old prekilt projects.
Bob

As it's a feilidh-beig, it won't even have straps. The belt holds it on, with some judicious help from a couple of hidden safety pins. Total cost will be thirteen dollars.

A few folks will probably revolt at this kilt as a historical recreation as I've pleated it too neatly, to stripe. I'm sure the first little kilts were haphazardly pleated, see some examples from the Scottish Tartans Museum, but my Geek mind can't deal with that, so pleated "roughly to stripe" is how it's gonna be.

**Panache** · 26th January 10, 05:00 PM

Originally Posted by Alan H

As it's a feilidh-beig, it won't even have straps. The belt holds it on, with some judicious help from a couple of hidden safety pins.

LETS HOPE SO!!!

Alan,

Is this for the games in Santa Cruz this summer? Does this mean Richard and I have to come in great kilts too the event?

Cheers

Jamie

**Alan H** · 26th January 10, 05:02 PM

Originally Posted by Panache

LETS HOPE SO!!!

Alan,

Is this for the games in Santa Cruz this summer? Does this mean Richard and I have to come in great kilts too the event?

Cheers

Jamie

IN FACT......

yes.

I'm going to schmooze you both to come to Ardenwood on Tartan Day and hang out with the Guild and the Highland Warriors and St. Gyles, clad in Great Kilts. Bring the FHCAG in her killah My Lady Fairewear, too.

**Alan H** · 26th January 10, 05:02 PM

I can just see what's going to happen when the monkey gets ahold of this...

great kilts..........

and

............a fez. A leopard-print fez, no less, I'm sure.

**Panache** · 26th January 10, 05:51 PM

Originally Posted by Alan H

IN FACT......

yes.

I'm going to schmooze you both to come to Ardenwood on Tartan Day and hang out with the Guild and the Highland Warriors and St. Gyles, clad in Great Kilts. Bring the FHCAG in her killah My Lady Fairewear, too.

Armed to the teeth of course?

Cheers

Jamie

**Alan H** · 26th January 10, 06:06 PM

Originally Posted by Panache

Armed to the teeth of course?

Cheers

Jamie

for sure!!!!

fezzes at the ready!

If "Rabble" is the term for a group of men wearing kilts, then what is the term for a group of men wearing fezzes?

I suggest the word "fezzim".... which would make us all a "fezzimous rabble". Or perhaps a fezzimated rabble.

Placing a fez on someones head invokes a verb,does it not? I suggest "to fezzimate"...as in...

I was hanging out with the fezzimous Nor Cal rabble, and suddenly James fezzimated me!