Buying a Kilt :D

[wildrover]

If he says it in a bar... well, it depends on how you play your cards.

I'll tell you a story, believe me it's true, a tale you'd best hope...never happens to you! hambeast on yer six, wave off, wave off!
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1. Kilts are pleated 2 ways. Military kilts and pipeband kilts are pleated 'on the line' ie all the pleats have the same section of the tartan to the crease so that you do not see the tartan at the rear of the kilt. A kilt made for an individual who is not in either of the above organisations is best to have a kilt made 'on the sett' ie when the pleats lay flat they form the tartan the same as the fron panels.

We do take a lot of our kilted cues from military conventions...although IMHO the sett vs stripe choice isn't really so cast in stone. Your kiltmaker should be able to provide a few photographs during the process, of potential pleating schemes, so you can make an informed decision. Some tartans may show the eye-catching effect of one color when the pleats are flat, but show another color when the pleats swing...other tartans may have a very good sett, but lose the beauty of it when pleated to a line.

Dicing came from the House of Hanover worn by lowland regiments and should only be worn by military personel or pipeband...

I'd agree with that 100%.

Back to sgian dubhs...and horn vs other...if you have a handle formed from part of an antler tine, yeah...it'll look less dressy. But...carved, inlaid, or scrimshaw horn or bone would be another matter entirely. I'd like to get a "sgian dubh" (not really a traditional sgian dubh) from Edge Alaska or D'Holder...one of these days when I have the $$$$...for example...


-Sean