Kilt Kamp 2012 - Who wants to learn to make a kilt?

**KiltedKnome** · 10th August 12, 09:34 AM

A few more photos:

Jhockin using his 'purling" machine to do the fringe on a scarf for his daughter.

Barb was busy herself sewing a kingussie kilt in Hudson Bay tartan for her daughter.

With the exception of Xman and Okiwen, who are still upstairs, everyone else has left. Harlan (H.Hastings) is driving to his daughter's place in Utah. Mike (Mike in Dayton) will fly back to Ohio this afternoon. Joanne (Joanne Graham) and her family are driving up island for some vacation. Laurie (RB51) left this morning for Kamloops ; Bruce (brucebc) and Jerry (jhockin) left last night and this morning for Vancouver and Abbotsford respectively. Charlotte left yesterday to spend some time on one of the small islands before school starts -- she'll come back to the shop in September to finish her kilt. Zoe left for several weeks with her husband in Europe. David and Barbara will probably stop by today for final touches. Okiwen is going to stay a few days and work on some additional kilts. Xman returns to Vancouver today. I dropped Barb off at the airport this morning at 6:30.

Jackson, Steve and I had a wonderful -- albeit exhausting -- time. We were asked if there would be another Kilt Kamp in the near future...... A late night conversation yesterday had everyone trying to convince Barb to host a Kilt Kamp at Hamilton College in New York where she lives and teaches. So, put the pressure on, folks!

**okiwen** · 12th August 12, 08:38 PM

Oh boy the back of that Kinussie (I have been told the "G" is silent) looks great!

**M. A. C. Newsome** · 14th August 12, 04:36 AM

Originally Posted by okiwen

Oh boy the back of that Kinussie (I have been told the "G" is silent) looks great!

It's silent, but not invisible. :-)

**Mike in Dayton** · 14th August 12, 04:40 PM

Since I had carry-on luggage I shipped mine back to Ohio. It is on a truck somewhere between here and there. I still have some work to do on mine. I will post pictures when finished. I hope to do so within a week of receiving the package.

Mike

**seanachie** · 14th August 12, 10:25 PM

Originally Posted by M. A. C. Newsome

It's silent, but not invisible. :-)

Off topic: but can someone explain this, I took the ScotRail to Inverness and at the stop at Kingussie the "g" was not silent when the train guard announced it. Just curious.

**xman** · 15th August 12, 12:32 AM

Originally Posted by seanachie

Off topic: but can someone explain this, I took the ScotRail to Inverness and at the stop at Kingussie the "g" was not silent when the train guard announced it. Just curious.

I sure hope someone can. David, the resident Scot at Kilt Kamp this year *did* pronounce the 'g', but another member (whose identity I can't now recall) told a tale of a friend from Kingussie who insisted it wasn't to be pronounced. I suspect that it depends on where one is from as in the case of Appalachia which is universally pronounced a-pell-AY-sha unless you are from there in which case it is pronounced a-pell-A-cha, and if you get it wrong they'll throw an apple at ya.

**Barb T** · 16th August 12, 09:17 AM

I thought it was David who said it *wasn't* to be pronounced?

**xman** · 16th August 12, 09:23 AM

Originally Posted by Barb T.

I thought it was David who said it *wasn't* to be pronounced?

Possibly. I've been known to not pay proper attention from time to time.

**okiwen** · 16th August 12, 02:28 PM

I believe what I heard was David saying that the "G" was silent. I then assumed that it is a waste of ink to even bother and will from now on make it invisible.