Kilt Kamp 2017 - The photo thread

[Steve Ashton]

And a couple of me.

While I am teaching.



And while getting some sewing done in between answering questions.


Barb really hates this kilt.

[Father Bill]

And a couple of me while I am teaching.

Where? Where? (Gotta keep Bobbie happy!)

[grizzbass]

I really am going to have to do this some day. nice shots. (although the Iceland shot looks tempting also)

[Steve Ashton]

This morning Kampers are cowering under my lash.



They were allowed to leave a full 2 min. early to attend last nights Kamp Barbeque.



Today the slaves (oops, sorry, The Students) are all dutifully back at work.



One of the differences in a Traditional and a Contemporary style kilt is that the Contemporary may be made to fit lower than the full rise of aTraditional. This means that we sometime must angle the waistband of the kilt to fit the shape of the human body.



But sometimes even my instructions cannot prevent a student from messing everything totally up.

Mike is determined to meet the class standard. He repeatedly rechecks his stitch length. Not too happy with one stitch 1.044 mm long and the next stitch 1.034 mm long he is at the "muttering to himself stage" as I planned all along.




(Insert evil, Snidly Whiplass laugh here)

[KiltedKnome]

This morning Kampers are cowering under my lash.

(Insert evil, Snidly Whiplass laugh here)

Snidly Whiplass or Snidely Whiplash? You don't have the moustache, Steve....


Photo credit: Poetsandquants.com

[Steve Ashton]

This evening we had our traditional Kilt Night. The venue this year was a local bar.



Barb joined us after band practice.



After dinner we all headed back to the dorm where we thought it would be a good idea to get a photo with kilts.




Stoff (3rd from the left) is wearing the kilt he finished in Kamp just this afternoon.

[Steve Ashton]

I believe that Stoff was the first to finish his kilt. He wore it last night without one strap or the liner. I believe he was able to finish those today.



The next to finish was Mike in Dayton. This Kilt was truly an experience to see being made.



Stephan is really close to finishing.



And finally we bring Kilt Kamp 2017 to a close with the group photo



I do not know exactly how many Kampers have joined Barb and I over the last nine years. So it is with a bit of sadness and nostalgia that I bid good-by to Hamilton College for the last time.

I am on the road back to Victoria tomorrow morning. I will still hold kilt making classes in Victoria and I suspect that Barb may continue her classes in NY but we will no longer be doing joint classes under the auspices of X Marks.

So to all the students who took my course, I would like to say thank you for the opportunity to help you in your kilt making in some small way .
To those who I got to meet from Barb's course a big thank you to you too.
If it had not been for the past nine year's Kamps I would not have been able to meet so many very wonderful people.

[Jon Lilley]

Thank you very much for posting this years Kilt Kamp people & projects. Sorry to have missed it this year, but we'll see you in 2019! Hopefully, somebody will have made a decision on tartan by then.

Slàinte!

Jon

[javankrona]

Thank you all for the pics from kilt camp. I will make the event one year. Now I'll have to decide which coast ...

[cehouse]

Bob and I want to thank both Steve and Barb for another wonderful Kilt Kamp. Just so you know, Bob finished his kilt at 3:00 AM Saturday morning so he could say that he finished it at Kilt Kamp! He proudly wore it to our celebratory outing at the Sterling, NY Renaissance Festival. We were celebrating our 45th wedding anniversary that had occurred the week before Kamp. My kilt will be finished as soon as I can find white fabric heavy enough to line the pockets. Pictures of both will be posted.

Again, thank you to Steve and Barb for a fun and educational experience.