MercTech
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Trivia warning... "Kilting" refers to a type of pleating where the pattern of the fabric is retained with the pleat. (very archaic term) A kilt for a man is of a length just below the knee. For a woman, to the ankles. The front shows a flat panel of the fabric but the sides and back are pleated to allow for unrestricted movement. This is what we usually see in a kilt. A sewn kilt as most of the pictures show date from the Celtic renaissance of the early 1800s. The older, great kilt type, was about 9 yards of fabric laid out on the ground and pleated then you belted it around you and threw the end over the shoulder. An easy way to wrap up your camp blanket. The stuff you learn hanging around the SCA for years.
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