The Appin Papers
Index:
- Home
- A Brief Introduction
- On the March (in progress)
- The Scottish Highlands (in progress)
- Kit and Clothing
- Recommended Reading
- Web Links
- Suppliers
- Illustrations
For a basic introduction to Scottish costume, see
Clothing in the Scottish Highlands, 1600 - 1800 CE
A. Men’s
Kit
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- Shirt (leine) -- can be bought or made from J. P. Ryan's Men's Shirt pattern from James Townsend & Co., Smoke & Fire, or other sutlers. Townsend also sells men's shirts and other clothing.
- Jacket -- can be made from J. P. Ryan's 1750's Men's Coat pattern. The Scots tended to wear their waistcoats cut a bit shorter than the English, but without the extreme cutaway front of the latter part of the century.
- Waistcoat -- can be made from J. P. Ryan's 18th Century Waistcoast pattern, using 1750s style pattern. The Scots tended to wear their waistcoats cut a bit shorter than the English, but without the extreme cutaway front of the latter part of the century, so use the earlier pattern but with a shorter length.
- Great Kilt: go to Wrapping and Wearing The Great Kilt
- Trews -- pending
- Stockings -- pending
- Shoes -- either pampooties or the Men's Shoes offered by James Townsend or Smoke and Fire. Directions for various types of pampooties can be found on Marc Carlson's Historical Shoe Designs web site; the following are probably appropriate: Lucas Shoe type 4; Lucas Shoe type 3; and the Aran Pampootie.
- Sporran
- Hieland Bonnet -- history; how to sew the white cockade; Knitting Directions
Weapons/Other Equipment:
- Sword
- Dirk
- Targe
- Musket
- Pistol
- Pike
- Axes, Pitchforks, and assorted cutlery
- Accessories: powder horn, etc.
B. Women's Kit
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- See Shift directions or order J. P. Ryan's 'Women's Basic Six-Piece Wardrobe' pattern from James Townsend & Co., Smoke & Fire, or other sutlers
- Petticoat -- "
- Jumps or Corset -- order 18th Century Stays pattern from above sources;
or you can make your own using directions from this site:
How to Make an 18th Century Corset - Jacket pattern, available from J. P. Ryan
- Plaid / Arisaidh -- four yards wool plaid material
- Stockings -- use men's stocking pattern, or order above-the-knee stockings from sutlers
- Shoes -- make pampooties, or order Ladies' Colonial Shoes from Jas. Townsend or Smoke & Fire etc.
- Pocket -- in'Women's Basic Six-Piece Wardrobe' pattern (above)
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Kertch or Pinner -- large square piece of fabric worn on the head by married women, like a kerchief
Other Equipment
C. Camp Goods
Tent
Cooking Utensils
Food
See Sutlers page for information on where to order items needed for a period impression..