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janestarz"Feileadh-Mhor", the kilt Voltar wants me to make for him, is called. In contrast to all other kilts, who have pleats and ribbons and belts and sashes and sequins and whatnot, the true translation of Feileadh-Mhor is "wrapped plaid" or "great plaid". One page on the web described it as a great plaid just being belted on. Another describes how you make a regular kilt, complete with riff-raffs.
The true feileadh-beag (literally, “little wrap”) was simply the lower half of the feileadh-mhor (“big wrap”), or belted plaid. It contained, on average, four yards of cloth, and like the belted plaid, was simply gathered around the waist and belted on. Instead of an equal amount of cloth above and below the waist, the upper part of the phillabeg simply hung over the belt a few inches to secure it into place. This very simple garment could possibly (and I stress that word) have developed sometime during the seventeenth century, and most definitely was worn in the early-to-mid eighteenth century. Certainly it is overstating the case to claim that had developed “at least by the early 17th century” as Mr. Keith does in his article. From: Fascinating Facts – Fact or Fiction? by By Matthew A. C. Newsome, Curator of the Scottish Tartans Museum
I just got inspiration to work on the elvish version of the 'romanesque tunic', a picture that I once found while looking for pictures of tunics, and thought rather cute. Also, I need to work on that satin black top that I threw through the room a couple of times when pms'ing. I finished it, but I need to find out whether I can make it so that the straps don't fall off my shoulder.
Besides all this, I've been feeling pretty much under the weather these last few days, but I'll probably live through that.
Spem Successus Alit.
The true feileadh-beag (literally, “little wrap”) was simply the lower half of the feileadh-mhor (“big wrap”), or belted plaid. It contained, on average, four yards of cloth, and like the belted plaid, was simply gathered around the waist and belted on. Instead of an equal amount of cloth above and below the waist, the upper part of the phillabeg simply hung over the belt a few inches to secure it into place. This very simple garment could possibly (and I stress that word) have developed sometime during the seventeenth century, and most definitely was worn in the early-to-mid eighteenth century. Certainly it is overstating the case to claim that had developed “at least by the early 17th century” as Mr. Keith does in his article. From: Fascinating Facts – Fact or Fiction? by By Matthew A. C. Newsome, Curator of the Scottish Tartans Museum
I just got inspiration to work on the elvish version of the 'romanesque tunic', a picture that I once found while looking for pictures of tunics, and thought rather cute. Also, I need to work on that satin black top that I threw through the room a couple of times when pms'ing. I finished it, but I need to find out whether I can make it so that the straps don't fall off my shoulder.
Besides all this, I've been feeling pretty much under the weather these last few days, but I'll probably live through that.
Spem Successus Alit.
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Date: 2004-02-26 07:57 am (UTC)Janestarz: what were you planning to do with the tunic to make it more elven? Just something I'd like to know :)
Ahh...kilts. From the little I gathered about them by just browsing various SCA sites (I wasn't actually looking for anything kiltish), there is a lot of controversy about just about everything about them. Hopefully your customer won't mind too much if it does not quite match...such freedom usually helps a lot :)
Good luck, I'd say. Let us know how it turns out :)
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Date: 2004-02-26 07:59 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2004-02-26 09:20 am (UTC)So I was thinking about embroidering something Henning-style. Only just a bit different.
My customer, Voltar, was happy with a cotten shirt I made him that was a size too small. He reluctantly took it off and gave it back so I could make him a larger one. He's really easy when it comes to things like these.
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Date: 2004-02-26 09:18 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2004-02-26 07:57 am (UTC)Mine are usually blue or yellow, sometimes white, but they come in all colours. Sometimes striped patterns or even pictures occur.
Scientists are not sure when this traditional garb came into existense, but I am quite sure it was worn at least as early as the 20th century.
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Date: 2004-02-26 08:29 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2004-02-26 09:21 am (UTC);-)