I wanted to put this in the general forum, because I think many won't get the word in the DIY forum. I received Barbara Tewksbury's and Elsie Stuemeyer's book "The Art of Kiltmaking". I have NO intention of making my own kilt, at least a tartan kilt. However, I learned quite a bit about how to judge the quality of a kilt, how to wear a kilt, and how to take care of a kilt. I highly recommend that anyone planning on doing a significant amount of kilt wearing invest in this book. And while you are at it, down load the supplement on box pleated kilts, by Barb and Matt Newsome. Here is the link for the main book. http://www.celticdragonpress.com/

Full disclosure: I have one box pleat from Barb and I'm in her queue for another. How do I like it? Well I am a repeat customer, and Welsh- we've even tighter than those spendthift Scots.

Geoff Withnell