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16th March 07, 01:45 PM
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The down (?) side of x-kilts
If there even is such a thing, My construction office girl Ms. Ohio wants me to do a tartan x-kilt. She likes the E-kilt but prefers "plaid".
May have to collaborate with RedJ and that blue fabric she got on X-Bay (ebay link for kilt stuff).
Bring camera on the 30th, stampede at Devil's Canyon.
CT - trunk line
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16th March 07, 03:21 PM
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 Originally Posted by CameronTaylor
If there even is such a thing, My construction office girl Ms. Ohio wants me to do a tartan x-kilt. She likes the E-kilt but prefers "plaid".
May have to collaborate with RedJ and that blue fabric she got on X-Bay (ebay link for kilt stuff).
Bring camera on the 30th, stampede at Devil's Canyon.
CT - trunk line 
Just do a box-pleat with a full-width apron. Then call it an X-Kilt to keep her happy. A machine-sewn box pleat goes together pretty quickly, and you can do it without showing any of the stitching.
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17th March 07, 11:12 AM
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 Originally Posted by Alan H
Just do a box-pleat with a full-width apron. Then call it an X-Kilt to keep her happy. A machine-sewn box pleat goes together pretty quickly, and you can do it without showing any of the stitching.
Interesting thought that, I just might. I'll bend your ear about it later.
CT - hmmmmm .....
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3rd April 07, 10:00 PM
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Just thought I'd revive this thread. You guys do realize that the original demand was to post PICTURES, not excuses for why there are no pictures?!
Here are mine


Be well,
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X-KILT construction pictures
Here are some pics of the construction of my sorta formal kilt. This is one of those OCD, snap every step kind of things. Let me know if there is a better place to put these.
For space and interest I will skip the "here is my ironed fabric" pic.
Here is the hem, folded twice over and then pinned, and pressed, then sewn.

Here is the framing square I used to mark all the chalk lines, the image following is the fell line marked, the pleat spacing marked, and the pleats numbered.


The marked pleats, under-apron and excess fabric:

The pinned pleats:

I sewed the pleats in two directions for ease and neatness, meaning I sewed all the right edges first and then turned the whole thing and sewed the left edges. Here it is mostly finished:

The following two pictures are of the pinned and pressed tapers before sewing:


Here is a blurry photo, trying to demonstrate how close together and neat the taper sewing is :

Finally an image of the finished tapering, demonstrating the curve that becomes apparent as foretold in Alan H's directions:

I have many many more images. Until the next post, kilt on!
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