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12-10-17, 01:30
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Interesting. I had heard that it took nine yards of fabric for a tailor to make a full formal suit for a man, as if you weren't skimping on anything. Also ties in to the related idiom, 'dressed to the nines'.
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12-10-17, 06:05
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My father won a prize at a plowing contest once. It was a suit-length of cloth. Not nine yards, but enough to sew a man's suit.
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12-10-17, 06:37
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See: highlandsecrets.com
Q. How many yards of fabric are used in making the Great Kilt? A. Centuries ago, Highlanders not only hunted and fought in their plaid, they slept in it! The expression, "the whole 9 yards", came from the amount of material (approx. 9 yards) used to outfit our hearty ancestors. In those days, fabric was only woven in single widths (approx. 28 inches). This amount of fabric in single width is equivalent to Highland Secrets' double width fabric (between 4-1/2 and 7-1/2 yards) used in making our Great Kilts. The latter yardage represents a mighty big Highlander!
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