Tartan (Europe)

Tartan Sites:

Clothing of the Ancient Celts Clothing of the Ancient Celts: Celtic costume from Ancient to 1800. Also textile weaving, dyes, hair jewelry, and further resource links. (Tartan) http://www.reconstructinghistory.com/celtic/ Lothene: The Plaid Lothene: The Plaid: Article on the tartan's history with instructions on how to wrap what became known as the kilt. Linked FAQ also includes some pointers for Viking costume. (Tartan) http://www.lothene.demon.co.uk/others/plaid.html Kilt Pleating 101 Kilt Pleating 101: Two photo series on the pleating of kilts plus textual instructions. Indexed list of Celtic links. (Tartan) http://www.kalani.net/KiltPleating101.htm TartanWeb: Wearing the Great Kilt TartanWeb: Wearing the Great Kilt: How to pleat and wrap the great kilt, also known as the great plaid or belted plaid, the breacan feile, feileadh mhor, or philamore. (Tartan) http://www.tartanweb.com/greatkilt/index.htm Tartans of Scotland Tartans of Scotland: The register of all publicly known tartans. Includes Irish and North American tartan patterns too. (Tartan) http://www.tartans.scotland.net/ Historic Highlanders Historic Highlanders: Covering Highland society from 1314 to 1746. Produces newsletter "The Highlanders' Ceilidh". Information on spinning, dyes, clothing, weaponry, and medicine. Instructions for creating a great kilt. (Tartan) http://historichighlanders.com/ Tartan Tartan: Links collection and article on the history of tartan. (Tartan) http://www.siliconglen.com/scotfaq/12_5.html The Evolution of the Kilt The Evolution of the Kilt: An extensive breakdown of the kilt from its beginnings to its portrayal today. (Tartan) http://www.reconstructinghistory.com/scottish/