[MR] BBC: Vegan Kilts "Take Off" in Scotland

Fjórleif in Ruada kaolin.fjorlief at gmail.com
Wed Jan 15 04:30:51 PST 2020


Aye.  The word "vegan" to describe PLASTIC that is helping to destroy our
planet makes me want to beat the living crap out of every one of those
posers.

On Tue, Jan 14, 2020 at 3:45 PM Garth Groff and Sally Sanford via Atlantia <
atlantia at seahorse.atlantia.sca.org> wrote:

> Noble Friends, Especially Fellow Scots
>
> The kilt is often seen on SCA members who depict Scots. This garment is
> traditionally made from wool, a no-no for vegans. According to a BBC
> article today, vegan Scots and SCA Scottish wannabes can enjoy wearing a
> "kilt without guilt"--vegan-friendly polyester kilts with *faux* leather
> belts and sporrans are now becoming available. These kilts are even machine
> washable: https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-51065672 .
>
> Man-made fabrics are not exactly environment friendly, even if they do meet
> the vegan test. As mentioned in the BBC article, one of the Scottish
> suppliers is experimenting with hemp fibers.
>
> Actually, such kilts have been available in the US for years from one of
> the major kilt American suppliers. This company (their name will be
> supplied upon request via a personal email) offers both acrylic and
> polyviscose material, specially intended for those allergic to wool, but
> more-or-less acceptable to vegans as well.
>
> So now to the history lesson. The kilt does not appear in Scottish history
> until 1594, which doesn't leave us much wiggle room in the SCA. This kilt
> was the *feileadh mòr*  or "great kilt" which not only goes around the
> waist, but is also wide enough to wrap the upper body. This is why you will
> never see Lord Mungo (who lives in 1496) in a kilt, unless he is teaching a
> class on the kilt's history, and that will always be a great kilt. The kilt
> most often worn (incorrectly) by Scadians is the *fèileadh beag* or modern
> "wee kilt", which actually dates to the early 18th century. Well, we're
> here to have fun, and any man who will don even the wee kilt will still get
> my admiration.
>
> Yours Aye,
>
> Mungo Napier, Laird of Mallard Lodge  🦆
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