Shaggy Brat
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| Photo From McClintock's |
The
brat was one of the quintessential garments of the Irish. For a while now I have been wanting to make
the shaggy variety with the thick layer of fringe at the neck and along the
straight side.
Description
of the 16th Century Brat
This form of brat, or
cloak, is semi-circular(ish) or rectangular, and has a layer of fringe along
the straight edge, with the fringe being thicker towards the neck. It seems that it was also often either dagged
or ragged along the bottom edge, in addition to, or instead of the fringe. Something I noticed (after finishing mine)
was that the fringe in at least one case appears to be set on the inside, and
the fabric is turned back while it is being worn. The length of the brat seems to have run the
gamut from barely knee length, to nearly brushing the ground.
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| Photo From McClintock's |
