This may sound silly

[Dundonian.on.Islay]

That depends on the tartan and the weight of the cloth. May not be the case for Stewart of Appin.

It would appear so in this case, these awkward tartans haha!

Agreed. If I were to purchase a kilt (16 oz) in the Shaw tartan (paternal) it would actually be cheaper than buying a sufficient amount of tartan (3 or so metres), lining, interfacing, hair canvas (very expensive in my neck of the woods), straps, and buckles...but that pride thing...you cannot put a pricetag on that. Perhaps I'll give it a go, too.

That's true, to me it would give me a wee sense of achievement, something I would be proud of, and3/4 meters, is that all you need, as in is that double width? I was thinking I would need roughly 8 meters, the websites are terrible for specifying, maybe I'm just as green as grass and need to read abit more and pick up the art of kiltmaking haha!

[Pleater]

You do need to be certain of what you are buying - Woollen fabric, if all wool is usually made 54inch wide, a double width for most people, but there are some produces weaving single width but is should be clear when you are ordering just what you are paying for.

There are some tartans which can't be matched up when cut along the centre line then one half rotated - asymmetrical tartans. These are often offered as lengths already cut along the centre so you would get a continuous length of 27'' width fabric for a kilt, a selvage on one side and a raw edge on the other.

It is possible to work out what length of fabric you would need to make a kilt if you know the size of the set and your own measurements, as you work with the woven pattern. You can't buy exactly that amount of fabric as you need to allow for placing the correct - usually the boldest - part of the sett in the centre of the apron, and if you are pleating to the sett then you would match the pattern of the apron and pleats, so centre front and back are identical.

Anne the Pleater :ootd:

[TheOfficialBren]

It would appear so in this case, these awkward tartans haha!




That's true, to me it would give me a wee sense of achievement, something I would be proud of, and3/4 meters, is that all you need, as in is that double width? I was thinking I would need roughly 8 meters, the websites are terrible for specifying, maybe I'm just as green as grass and need to read abit more and pick up the art of kiltmaking haha!

Yes, double width.

:-)

[jhockin]

Here is the weblink, for those that wish to but a copy of The Art of Kiltmaking:

http://www.celticdragonpress.com

[Dundonian.on.Islay]

You do need to be certain of what you are buying - Woollen fabric, if all wool is usuaIly made 54inch wide, a double width for most people, but there are some produces weaving single width but is should be clear when you are ordering just what you are paying for. There are some tartans which can't be matched up when cut along the centre line then one half rotated - asymmetrical tartans. These are often offered as lengths already cut along the centre so you would get a continuous length of 27'' width fabric for a kilt, a selvage on one side and a raw edge on the other.
It is possible to work out what length of fabric you would need to make a kilt if you know the size of the set and your own measurements, as you work with the woven pattern. You can't buy exactly that amount of fabric as you need to allow for placing the correct - usually the boldest - part of the sett in the centre of the apron, and if you are pleating to the sett then you would match the pattern of the apron and pleats, so centre front and back are identical.
Anne the Pleater

Ahh I see, I think I do need to look into it more, so I know what I'm doing and ordering thankyou for the info

Yes, double width.


:-)

Well that makes it significantly cheaper than I first thought haha!

Here is the weblink, for those that wish to but a copy of The Art of Kiltmaking:

http://www.celticdragonpress.com

Thankyou, do you know of a UK vendor at all?

[jhockin]

No, but probably cheapest to buy directly from Barb, at above (celticdragon) website.( re: "The Art of Kiltmaking")

[Dundonian.on.Islay]

No, but probably cheapest to buy directly from Barb, at above (celticdragon) website.

Perfect, shall do

[guardsman]

I would want my kilts made for 350 to 400 , english bloke and myself use a Lady in south wales by name of Carol , she did her kiltmaking in Moray before moving to south wales , if you want details , then please get in touch.