A look back at one of the only plaid/tartan things I have ever made, for today's #fallforcostume theme of Plaid. I really don't sew with plaids or tartans all that much (even though I wear tartan all the time as I have a nice collection of vintage wool tartan skirts and kilts that I collected while living in Scotland), but always wanted to do a project inspired by one of my favorite Alexander McQueen collections. I didn't have the budget for really good wool tartan and finding the right look in

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This is Scotland’s oldest tartan, the Glen Affric tartan! This might be my favourite video I’ve shared this year and I often get questions about this kilt, so here’s a video I made back in May talking all about it. Discovered approximately forty years ago in a peat bog, the Glen Affric Tartan underwent testing organised by The Scottish Tartans Authority to confirm it was indeed the oldest surviving piece of tartan, dating from 1500-1600. Although earlier cloths have been discovered in Scotland,