Kilt Kamp 2015 - who's up for it?

[KiltedKnome]

So, reading between the lines, not icky if we bought you a pair of your own? Done! I think Harlan and I could spring for a pair, sharing the extraordinary expense, of course, right Harlan? We'll be sure to get you a swell color!

You know, there is this wonderful invention called "laundry". The tartan tights have actually been washed....... I believe the magic of this pair would not be diluted by soap and water, and therefore they should be passed on. Sort of like the "The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants"..... One size fits everyone, and everyone looks good in them.

[okiwen]

Too risky. Not sure that mere washing will get that much testosterone out. That man just oozes manly, it's awash over his shoes.

[Barb T]

See, doesn't it sound like, beneath all that bluster and protesting, he's secretly pining away for his _own_ tights? ;-)

[Dani Mac]

Harlan, The Highland Granite is gorgeous. Please post photos.

[The Wizard of BC]

Not everyone can claim to own a famous kilt.

Here is my personal Highland Granite Tartan Kilt.



Made by Barb herself.

This may be the first kilt ever made in the Highland Granite Tartan. Barb ordered the fabric the moment she heard that it had been designed.

This kilt is also featured on page 138 of the second printing of "The Art of Kiltmaking".



You have all seen this kilt many times. I use it in my shop as THE example of a traditonal kilt.

Perhaps you remember seeing these photos before.

[BlankChaz]

I think I'd like to chime-in here. My car knows it's way to Geneva, and I can nudge it a little closer to Utica for this kind of event.

[Dani Mac]

Steve, Looking good!

[Joanne Graham]

I would love to learn the Kingussie pleating style. If I can't make it to Kamp, are there instructions out there?

[Barb T]

I haven't ever written anything on Kingussie kilts that's like the box pleat supplement, but it's really not that different from making any other kilt. If you already know how to make a knife-pleated kilt and a box-pleated kilt, it's pretty straightforward. It's really just a matter of visualizing the geometry of the pleats:



The layout can be a challenge, but you can get advice in this post I wrote:

http://www.xmarksthescot.com/forum/f...t-woman-75461/

For a reverse Kingussie, you don't run into the "pile-up" problem because the underfold goes in opposite directions, rather than toward the center:

http://www.xmarksthescot.com/forum/f...ie-kilt-84115/

As I said, it's just a matter of visualizing what the pleats have to do.

Once you lay out the kilt, you can stitch the pleats either like a box pleat or a knife-pleated kilt. If the pleats are wide, do it like the instructions in the box pleat supplement. If the pleats are narrow, you can stitch them like the instructions in TAoK. You just have to stitch half the pleats from bottom of the fell to top and the others from top of the fell to the bottom. See the following post for how to do the latter:

http://www.xmarksthescot.com/forum/f...d-works-83767/

[Pleater]

Having tried out various methods of pleating I'd recommend the Kingussie kilt for the athlete, specifically a runner, as the pleats open out - flow out in fact, without much resistance and are best worn with a thigh length tunic. They are difficult to get lots of fabric into, and the centre back pleat is either a couple of short folds into the centre, or the folds are made the same width as the visible panel and folded over each other so there are 5 layers.

The reverse Kingussie style I now favour has the pleats folded the other way round, and it is suitable for cycling and walking - the pleats lie like the feathers on a bird's wing and so walking through scrub is easier.

Sewing these styles by hand is easier if you have some degree of ambidexterity, but I have developed some less than traditional methods of sewing to assist in the work. Perhaps it would be advisable to create a new thread in the DIY section - or wherever - to expand on the construction of mirror imaged kilt styles.

Anne the Pleater :ootd: