Kilt Kamp 2013 - details and registration!!!

[Stephan]

Hey folks,

I'm hoping that the images that I have attached will be seen....hope it worked! The images are of the kilt that I am attempting to make. Tartan cloth from House of Edgar, 8 yards of 16oz single width, Mackay-modern colours. Oh, yes, I WILL be at Kilt Kamp this summer! I have to admit that progress has been slow. So far, the kilt is pleated and basted and I'm now focusing work on the aprons.

This whole adventure began at this time last year. I had been planning a trip to Scotland to take place in May 2012. The reason for going was that I had received an invitation to a cousins wedding. "Great", I thought as I hadn't been back to Scotland in about 16 years or so. Also, my mother is Scottish and I would be seeing many of my relatives there. I thought it would be a good idea and as good a time to look into getting my first kilt. The researching began. How much does a kilt cost? What constitutes a good quality kilt? Why 8 yards and not 5 yards? Pleated to the sett or the stripe? Hand sewn or machine sewn? Who will I choose as a kiltmaker?? So, having found answers to all my questions I sat and waited for the kilt to be made. It arrived in due time and it looked marvelous and it exceeded my expectations. I had commisioned a kilt, hand stitched, made of cloth from HoE, 8 yards, 13 oz single width, Mackenzie (muted colours). However, I had noticed a small problem with the way the pleats were hanging from where the pleats began. Without going into a whole lot of detail and due to a measuring error on my part the kilt was sent back and the problem was resolved. But while this was taking place, I felt a had to research "why" a kilt would do this because of a measuring issue? This of course led me to purchase Barb Tewksbury's book "The Art of Kiltmaking". Reading through helped me understand how kilts are made and how they should fit. Next thing I know and with Barb's advice I purchased my first length of tartan cloth (pictured above) and started the work of kiltmaking.

I'm very much looking forward to our gathering this summer and meeting everyone involved. BTW, I've also attached an image of the kilting cloth that I will be using for Kilt Kamp: Drummond of Perth(reproduction colours), 4 yards of 15 oz, double width cloth from DC Dalgliesh. Pretty NICE, eh?!

Cheers,

Stephane