USA Kilts

Kilts & Culture Cast Ep1

On this episode, the guys talk about kilts used in athletics, alternative sporran materials, trying haggis and more!

 

Content originally aired on January 2019.

 

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• Can you wear knee-high renn faire boots with a kilt? If you wear tall renn faire boots, do you need kilt hose? 
• Piper’s spats for large calves?
• Feather Bonnet facts and price
• Can you get a gold sporran chain?
• When can you wear a hunting sporran?
• Concealed carry sporrans. Can you carry a firearm in a sporran?
• Can tartan flashes be a different tartan than the kilt? Can you wear tartan flashes that are different from each other -- a different tartan on each leg? What do you think of tartan flashes cut on the bias?
• Which is better - elastic flashes or traditional garter ties?
• Do Sgian Dubhs have a good cutting edge?
• Are flashes required or optional for formal wear? What do you do if your flashes do not match your tartan colors?
• Women’s bagpiper vests? Do you make Argyll vests for women?
• How do I iron my kilt at home?
• Drums
• Do you make kilts for curling or other athletics? Plus the Grand National Curling Club tartan.
• Custom weaving a clan tartan with different colors - (MacLean Ancient in this case)
• What are the best options for a spouse who wants to match her husband’s kilt?
• Can you wear National / Clan / family accessories with a universal or fashion tartan? Or is that bad form? For instance - a Welsh dragon sporran with Black Watch.
• When wearing a grouse foot kilt pin, does the claw point up or down?
• Where do you get “diaper pin” military kilt pins (blanket pins) and how much do they cost?
• Are sewn-down pleats useful or do they cheapen the look of the kilt?
• Why are kilts measured in yards and not meters? Plus a discussion of kilt types coming out of Scotland and the history of the USA Kilts 5-yard kilt. Why do you make a 5-yard kilt?
• Best tartan cloth for upholstering furniture?
• What tartans are we wearing today?
• Cream kilt hose - are they formal or informal? Why are cream kilt hose popular?
• How do you determine how much yardage you need for a great kilt?
• Have you seen an increase in kilt wearing in the past ten years?
• Do you sell Sheriffmuir jackets?
• What shirt and jacket options do you recommend for a semi-formal event?
• When do you wear Ghillie Brogues? Are Ghillie Brogues only for formal dress or informal dress?
• Are there other sporran materials besides leather? An you make a sporran out of something other than leather? Is there a vegan sporran?
• Can I wear studs with a Prince Charlie Jacket and vest?