Fly plaid loop

[Scott Gilmore]

If I do that, the end almost touches the ground. It's 51 inches by 41 inches, and larger than most fly plaids, which seem to be a yard or a meter square.

Sorry, I don't mean to pry, but are you by chance under say about 5'-6" tall? It's hard to tell from LordKiltClad's photo, but it looks like he might be about 5'-10" to 6' tall. As shown in the photo below, his fly plaid is only about 9" to 12" or so off the deck.

[LordKiltClad]

I'm 5'9", 5'-9 1/2" with my ghillies on. lol. I took this photo with it hanging free, but the picture outside with my wife, the end is tucked into my kilt, and was loosely made to have rounded sweeps resembling unironed pleats. I was trying to find a pic from the back.

[LordKiltClad]

Here's a partial view from the back.

[gilmore]

Sorry, I don't mean to pry, but are you by chance under say about 5'-6" tall? It's hard to tell from LordKiltClad's photo, but it looks like he might be about 5'-10" to 6' tall. As shown in the photo below, his fly plaid is only about 9" to 12" or so off the deck.

No, I am 6 feet tall. Perhaps the fly plaid was made for some one taller than me...but a foot taller?

[slohairt]

Dia Dhuit!

So it isn't a square? That's unusual, as I have only seen (and own) fly plaids in two sizes: 39" square and 54" square. As for the loop, I would say that it's for attaching to the belt or the top of the kilt to simulate the appearance of a filleadh mhór. I've also heard of (though never seen) hooks being used in the same fashion.

Whether intentional or not, I tend to think of the smaller size as designed for shorter men, and the larger for taller men.

[beloitpiper]

Are yours fly plaids or piper's plaids? Piper's plaids generally don't have (or need) them.

I have one piper's plaid, and that definitely does not need a loop...it loops around me twice! My two fly plaids, on the other hand, don't have loops either, and they just hang from the shoulder (attached to the jacket with a brooch).