"Jacobite" garb

[Captain_Cogle]

The current simplicity pattern book has a couple of nice jacobite shirts under costumes....

Sure if you don't mind them not even remotely resembling anything from 1689-1746. If you are going to go that rout you might as well just buy any shirt from Wal-Mart and call it a "Jacobite" shirt.

[llyd]

Yaah...not gonna shear a sheep, spin the thread, or weave the cloth either...and will probably use a sewing machine....probably live past forty too...

[Captain_Cogle]

Yaah...not gonna shear a sheep, spin the thread, or weave the cloth either...and will probably use a sewing machine....probably live past forty too...

The knowledge you are showing of the period is saddening. Perhaps a bit more research would serve you well. Or any research at all considering what you just said.

Some good fabric sources that would be correct for the 18th century.

http://www.burnleyandtrowbridge.com/

http://www.wmboothdraper.com/store/index.php

http://www.harristweedshop.com

http://www.najecki.com

[Erikm]

I got a Kilt from http://www.just2tailors.com/ Very nice work.

Also I have to add http://jpsoule.com/ I just had a coat made from them
Also very nice work

[The Bear]

I got a Kilt from http://www.just2tailors.com/ Very nice work.

Also I have to add http://jpsoule.com/ I just had a coat made from them
Also very nice work

How was it getting the jacket made with jpsoule? im still needing to get a highland short jacket made. I might just see if they can do it for me. What the prices like?

[Erikm]

She did a great job,I can send you some pics of the jacket in a few days if you would like?

[llyd]

All I did was post a bit of information I thoight may be useful to someone...if it is not, fine don't use it...I am the last one to pick a figjt from behind a keyboard...but I got a snotty, rude reply and gave ot right back...if the mods want to delete this..fine..I will say no more on the subject...

[Erikm]

I know Woodsheal told me alot people wear the 1770's waistcoats under coats,
I have seen some guys who wear Frock Coat's they are alittle long for me.

You could have them shorten up, If I remember right and woodsheal could tell you alot more the Frock Coat 1750's Pattern could be made a Highland Jacket.

You could also go just with the shirt and great kilt,as seen on page one of this thread.

[kilted hillbilly]

What a great thread! Most informative to a newbie such as myself. I concur with the re-inactors here when you say the spectators want to see the fancier dress. I used to do the single action shooting thing some years ago. I chose to dress as a humble cowpoke of the 1880's, as accurate as possible, but the spectators flocked to the "Hollywood" saturday morning western show dressed folks, complete with silver mounted double buscadero rigs and such.

[macwilkin]

What a great thread! Most informative to a newbie such as myself. I concur with the re-inactors here when you say the spectators want to see the fancier dress. I used to do the single action shooting thing some years ago. I chose to dress as a humble cowpoke of the 1880's, as accurate as possible, but the spectators flocked to the "Hollywood" saturday morning western show dressed folks, complete with silver mounted double buscadero rigs and such.

I am reminded of a similar experience at a living history event where our NPS artillery crew was set up next to a reenactor unit for hourly artillery demos. The reenactor crew was literaly covered in red -- red shirts, red trim, red chevrons --and none of them were ordinary rankers. The lowest rank was a corporal, I kid you not.

Our crew was the exact opposite -- no red trim, just plain forage caps and fatigue/sack coats, and even our gunner was a "slick sleeve". Of course, the touristas flocked to the reenactor crew, but I did hear one young man ask his Dad, who was obviously a career military man, why the one gun crew had all the red and the other didn't.

The father said, "The guys with the red are the newbies -- they haven't learned that all that red is a good target. The guys with no trim are the veterans." :mrgreen:

T.