Well I finished my first kilt. Looked good. Attached the snaps, threw it in the wash to shrink it... and the edges where it was hemmed frayed like the dickens! The hemmed edges of the apron frayed apart (but are still hemmed down, it's fixable), one side pocket (UK-style) is totally destroyed, the seams totally ripped out (I need to replace it), and some areas where my seams did not have a lot of an overlap pulled apart a little.

So, it's not ruined... but requires some more work to be wearable, and it was designed to be a work kilt (I made it from a lightweight canvas/duck cloth, it's a lot lighter than my UK workmans) so some frayed seams arent a big deal, I'm sure I'd do worse to it in short time just by wearing it on a jobsite.

Once I get someone to snap some pics I'll post em.

And Im getting a serger to better do the seams/hem on the next one (UPS says it'll be here monday!), and shopping for some cammo fabric monday night to start kilt #2... this time with many lessons learned... not the least of which is the pleats aim the other direction! Oops!