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Welsh
Phillabeg or "Little Cilt"
There
is little evidence that the Welsh ever wore kilts (cilts) historically.
Welsh tartans have been created in recent times as a great way for you
to honor your Welsh heratage, and are a great choice for those of Welsh
descent who want to wear a Phillabeg.
The Phillabeg
or Feilidh-Beag, literally translated as "Little Cilt", is an
early predecessor of today's modern Cilt dating back to at least the late
1600's. It was simply a length of tartan about 25" wide and about
4 yds long, loosely bunched or pleated, and held about the waist with
a belt. It was worn to about the middle of the knee, with a few inches
of tartan flopping over the belt to help hold it on.
A 4 yard cilt
will fit up to about a 34 inch waist, a 5 yard Cilt will fit up to about
a 44 inch waist, and a 6 yard Cilt will fit up to about a 50 inch waist.
If you are larger than this please contact us for pricing on larger Cilts.
Also, If your waist size is close to one of these limits, consider the
next size larger if you want deeper pleats or pleats closer together.
For more information please see our Phillabeg
page.( Box pleating uses less tartan, so you can actually get by with
a 4 yard kilt all the way up to about a 50 inch waist if it is box pleated.
See below for more details.)
NOTE –
Welsh tartans are not woven with a kilting selvedge, so kilts will be
hemmed. (It still looks great though. You won't know the difference).
Also, welsh tartans are woven a little looser, and have a softer feel
than you will be used to if you are already familiar with Scottish tartans.
Please see
our Phillabeg page for more information.
Pleating and wearing instructions are included with each cilt, or you
can download them here: How
to Wear the Phillabeg (Adobe PDF format).
View
our selection of Welsh Tartans.
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Phillabeg,
Welsh Premium Wool
KPW13 – 4 yds, $179
(fits up to a 34in waist)
KPW13
– 5
yds, $229 (fits
up to a 44in waist)
KPW13
–
6 yds, $269 (fits up to a 50in waist)
Made
from medium weight 12/13oz premium wool Welsh tartan. NOTE –
Welsh tartans are not woven with a kilting selvedge, so kilts will
be hemmed. (It still looks great though. You won't know the difference).
Also, welsh tartans are woven a little looser, and have a softer
feel than you will be used to if you are already familiar with Scottish
tartans.
Pleating instructions are included with each kilt. Traditionally
these kilts are pleated each time you wear them. We ask for size
information to be sure that your kilt will fit you correctly, but
we do not pleat the kilt for you unless you also select Cheater Pleats™ (below) as an additional option.
Special order. Pease allow 6-12 weeks for delivery.
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Cheater Pleats™ (Optional) ($50 extra)
This is a nice
convenience option. Your kilt will still look like you pleated it
yourself, but you can take it off and put it back on any time you
want to without redoing your pleats. (Depending on how concerned
you are about the appearance, pleating your kilt can take anywhere
from a few minutes to a half hour each time you wear it.) What we
do is pleat the kilt, then stitch a waistband inside to hold the
pleats together. (Unless you select the strap and buckle option
below, a belt will still be necessary to hold your kilt on).
Here are your
options:
Pleat to sett – each pleat is positioned so that the
pattern (sett) appears to continue through the pleated portion
of the kilt.
Pleat to stripe – we choose a prominent stripe in the
pattern and center the stripe down the middle of each pleat. This
is a traditional military style, and can look very nice. Some tartans
just don't look good pleated to stripe however. If you choose this
option we will let you know if it can't (or shouldn't) be done.
Box pleats – another traditional military style. Every
other pleat is reversed. This creates pleats twice as wide (3 to
4 inches wide depending on the sett width of the tartan you choose)
with tartan folded under both edges of each pleat. Incidentally,
box pleating uses less tartan, so you can actually get by with a
4 yard kilt all the way up to about a 50 inch waist. NOTE –
We will only use as much tartan as we need to, so if your waist
size is less than 50, and you select box pleats, your kilt will
most likely be constructed of less than 4 yards of fabric. The other
pleating methods will use approximately the whole 4, 5, or 6 yards
accordingly. If your waist size is larger than 50 inches, and you
would like box pleats, select a 5 yard kilt.
Straps &
Buckles – for an additional $25, we will stitch leather
straps and buckles inside and out. The straps will be hidden out
of sight, but they allow you wear your kilt without the need for
a belt. This option is not necessary, but very convenient!
How To
Measure:
1) Measure the waist size at your actual waist, where you
usually wear your pants.
2) Measure your hip at the fullest point, usually 6-8 inches
below the waist.
3) Measure the length from your waist to about the middle
of the knee. Have someone help you. If you bend even a little while
trying to do it yourself, the measurement will change.
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