Making kilts

[Doc Hudson]

Come on, that is just plain silly!!!

I have made three kilts from her instructions, and from what I saw at the Highbanks Gathering last weekend, the kilt I made was FAR SUPERIOR to the vast majority of kilts I saw. At least my pleat stitches don't show.....

I found Barb's book very readable, and it made perfect sense to me......

Call me silly if it makes you feel good, but i don't speak Seamstress, or Tailor.

The only sewing I'd ever done before buying Barb's book was on leather.

The terminology does not transfer, and sewing leather is nothing like sewing fabric!

I am not blaming Barb. It is no fault of hers. I am totally inexperienced with sewing cloth, and am totally at sea trying to understand the directions. The fault is mine and no one else's.

If you are not a gun crank, I could probably start talking ballistics or technical stuff and leave you in the dust in a matter of minutes. But for some reason, I simply can not fathom Seamstress.

[bubba]

Doc, just review the terminology and consider it as an engineering project. A book that might help you is the Readers Digest Complete Guide to Sewing. It'll show you the basic techniques of working with fabrics. It should be available at your local public library. I'm confident you can do it.