One year trouser-free!

[Dollander]

Good on ya. I'm 12 years trouser free myself. And yes, I make all my own kilts too.

Funny. Though it goes without saying that your modernized "tanks" are far more impressive than my somewhere-between-MUG-and-casual creations. And of course there's the fact that you make them for other people; whenever someone suggests I make kilts to sell, I'm quick to point out that it's a lot easier to get a proper fit when I have my own body as reference throughout the process...not to mention that there are still some flaws I've yet to work out (it's usually concealed by my belt, and I tried to hide it with the flashes in the pic below, but my waistbands always come out crooked ).

And allow me to thank you again, as your advice is the reason my PV kilts came out as well as they did. And I can't believe I forgot to mention this in my first post, but perhaps the greatest improvement I made over my utility kilts (aside from using better fabric) was inspired by watching your measurement guide video. I looked in the mirror, and sure enough, my purchased kilts ride slightly high in the back. So when I made that first one out of denim, I made a point of adding a slope to the waistband to compensate for inheriting both the Murray belly and the DiMattia backside...

Well done, sir! Great choice in tartan, I say.

Why, thank you. While my surname is Murray, I'm also descended from Malcolm/MacCallum via my paternal grandmother. Incidentally, it was my first asymmetrical tartan, but rather than flip the fabric and have to give it a hem when it had a perfectly good selvage, I instead just relied on my preference for reverse-Kingussie pleating so that at least the yellow and azure switch places in the exact center (and made the flashes and belt loops to match):

[Mael Coluim]

Very impressive tailoring of the asymmetric tartan.

[Terry Searl]

Funny. Though it goes without saying that your modernized "tanks" are far more impressive than my somewhere-between-MUG-and-casual creations. And of course there's the fact that you make them for other people; whenever someone suggests I make kilts to sell, I'm quick to point out that it's a lot easier to get a proper fit when I have my own body as reference throughout the process...not to mention that there are still some flaws I've yet to work out (it's usually concealed by my belt, and I tried to hide it with the flashes in the pic below, but my waistbands always come out crooked ).

And allow me to thank you again, as your advice is the reason my PV kilts came out as well as they did. And I can't believe I forgot to mention this in my first post, but perhaps the greatest improvement I made over my utility kilts (aside from using better fabric) was inspired by watching your measurement guide video. I looked in the mirror, and sure enough, my purchased kilts ride slightly high in the back. So when I made that first one out of denim, I made a point of adding a slope to the waistband to compensate for inheriting both the Murray belly and the DiMattia backside...


Why, thank you. While my surname is Murray, I'm also descended from Malcolm/MacCallum via my paternal grandmother. Incidentally, it was my first asymmetrical tartan, but rather than flip the fabric and have to give it a hem when it had a perfectly good selvage, I instead just relied on my preference for reverse-Kingussie pleating so that at least the yellow and azure switch places in the exact center (and made the flashes and belt loops to match):

I enjoyed your post and although I would never have the patience to build a kilt for my self I like how your post may inspire others to do so ! Well done!

[pushka]

I absolutely love walking in a kilt, I just want to hike and climb mountains ~ it's strange and great ~