Originally Posted by
Guinness>water
Boy, I'm liking that tartan tweed more and more! Woodsheal, tell me some about the construction of your philabeg. Is it like a traditional kilt minus the buckles and straps?
Much simpler construction, and no tailoring other than waist-size and length. By that I mean that the hip measurement is not a factor, and there is no tapering of the aprons or "shaping" of the kilt to conform to the body. It's just a rectangle!
Also, the aprons are narrower than on Matt's usual box-pleated kilts, with an extra couple of pleats on each side, coming around more to the front. The pleats are sewn down only a couple of inches at the top, not all the way down the fell as on a modern kilt, and Matt put in a simple half-lining of raw silk in the waist.
As always, Matt did a great job with my "special request" and the kilt is a pleasure to wear...!
Brian
"They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety." ~ Benjamin Franklin
Bookmarks