This is a cross post from kiltforum.org.

I would like show some pictures of a kilt I made last Friday. A couple of days before I bought 3,5 meters double width of Dutch DPM camouflage fabric. With 11oz it is a nice heavy fabric. I started working at 12.00 o'clock. The kilt was almost ready at 22.30. Saturday morning I only had to attach 1 strap and it was done. It took me about 10 hours total to build the kilt. Material costs was about 20 euro (15 euro for the fabric and 2,50 for the buckle leaving 2,50 for the sewing needs like needles and thread).

OK, here are the pictures.


Here's the fabric drying. I washed it before use to make sure that the kilt won't shrink when it is finished.



The fabric in the livingroom, ready for cutting.



After calculating it was time to serge the fabric.


Making the first seem. Notice I taped a needle box to the machine. This makes sewing in a straight line a lot easier.

After the seem I got carried away and completely forgot to make pictures. So we go straight on to the finished product.



I used one closing strap. Under the strap I made another piece of strap which is sewn to the Molle system specifications (1 inch strap stitched every 1,5 inch). This strap will be used for removable pouches or other accessories.



The Molle strap. I have one  spare loop. This can be used for attaching a knive.



Pressing the pleats is easier witch the ironing board completely down on the ground.



Front view of the kilt. I am wearing the kilt on my hips. The length is 58 centimeters. The aprons are 44 cm to give it a more casual look.



Back view.I used a center box pleat with knife pleats towards the center pleat. I believe this is a Kingussie style pleat.



Side view showing the pleats. The first pleats on either side are 10 cm deep. The other pleats are 7,5 cm deep. Spacing between the pleats is 3 cm, so each pleat uses 18 cm. The amount of fabric used fo the pleating is about 3,65 m. With the aprons about 4,5 meters of fabric is used.

I hope you like the kilt. I will be making some more in not to near future. This is the third kilt I made. I made another more traditional kilt, and a kilted skirt for my wife. The next time I make a kilt I will try to make more pictures of the actual process of sewing.