Quote Originally Posted by DaveMurray View Post
Tomorrow I am off to the fabric store to get the goods to start on my FIRST x kilt!!! I was thinking lighter weight corduroy. What say you RABBLE. Any input will be graciously received. Thanks again

Ive got a kilt started, my first hand sewn kilt attempt, and Im using organic hemp/cotton corduroy I bought on Ebay. I had enough lenth to rip it into 3 sections 54" wide each. Due to the direction of the cord I had to piece it together like this. I ended up with about 4+ yards of 26 inch long material. The sections are machine sewn at the edges but the rest I plan to hand sew. I am using Barb T's book and the additional box pleat section added by Mac Newsome (hope I didnt spell the name wrong). So far so good, it is interesting material to work with. Being solid color you dont have to worry about sette or stripe pleating. The cord gives you good lines to follow when sewing. The weight is about 14 ounces so it has a nice hang. I am making a traditional kilt with box pleat and plan to use hemp webbing for the straps. The material is a very nice cinnamon color and I plan to take the left over wool from my tank, German Heritage tartan, and use that as a decorative fringe on the apron. The gold, black and dark red will accent the edge nicely. Yes photos will be made for all to see.

The gist of this is, go for it. Corduroy is interesting to work with and I think will hang nicely and hold pleats well. I like that I can have a solid color kilt with some weight that isnt wool. I am learning alot as I go and plan for this to be the first of many traditional kilts I make out of different fabrics. Have fun mostly and photos must follow after you are done.