2007-10-31 15:03:51 · 2 answers · asked by Heyjay 4 in Education & Reference ➔ Trivia
It depends entirely on the age and size of the wearer, also the way that the tartan sits - the idea is to make the kilt appear seamless. The most popular length would be around 5 yards - but it goes up to a fairly ludicrous 10 yards - depending on the customer's specification - think of the weight and the heat!!!
The 'tradition' (as set by Sir Walter Scott - a somewhat romantic writer of pulp-fiction in his day) was for a full 8 or 9 yards of cloth. Kilts were banned as a weapon of war before this and Sir Walter was considered responsible for re-inventing the 'traditional' Scottish highland dress.
The simple problem - what if it were to rain - how heavy can a woven woollen cloth get???
SInce it rains a good wee bit in Scotland - the idea of dragging 10 yards of cloth around would probably not be a whole lot of fun.
I prefer trousers myself.
2007-10-31 21:16:45 · answer #1 · answered by cornflake#1 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
http://kilts.albanach.org/yardage.html
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2007-10-31 15:12:21 · answer #2 · answered by buzzrust 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋