L R Collins - Bagpipes in Lubbock, Texas, Surrounding Area, and Eastern New Mexico
L R Collins - Bagpipes in Lubbock, Texas, Surrounding Area, and Eastern New Mexico
Who could have said it better?
"The kilt is the finest national dress in the world and should be preserved as such."
Andrew MacThomas of Finegand
19th Hereditary Chief of Clan MacThomas
Edinburgh, Scotland - October 1978
"The kilt is perfectly normal dress for a man of Scottish ancestry or connections, and anyone who feels differently is simply displaying his ignorance."
J. Charles Thompson
So You're Going to Wear the Kilt- p2
Heraldic Art, Virginia 1979,1982,1989
"Once you've worn the kilt--the world is never quite the same to you."
-WebMaster
History
The Great Kilt is a single piece of wool approximately twelve yards long. It was used as primary clothing, coat, raincoat, and tent to those who wore it.
Scotland is a country of much ground water. Before there were roads, travel usually involved wading in a lot of ground water. Most of the clothing of the period was made of wool. Therefore water would rise in the clothing due to capillary action. As a result, wearing trousers would result in one being wet from head to toe.
The heavy woolen hose that are worn with the kilt keep the legs warm. The gap between the tops of the hose and the bottom of the kilt keep any water from rising higher than the tops of the woolen hose. The result is being warmer and drier.
The small kilt, Gaelic feileadh beag became more popular around the turn of the 17th century. By 1746 this style of kilt was widely utilized and became quite popular. Its exceptional acceptance in the Highlands and central Scotland made the feileadh beag become known as 'Highland Dress.'.
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