kilt makers....not tartans

[Peter C.]

Long before I found this site, I wanted to learn how to make kilts and searched the web for instructions and patterns. That's how I found Barbs book. In the book is a picture of a guy in the most beautiful kilt I had ever seen. I assumed that Elsie Stuehmeyer had made the kilt and tried unsuccessfully to find her to see if she did any kilt making courses near or in Tennessee.

Then I found xmarks, and having seen some of Barbs kilts I realize she could have made that kilt in the book. Her kilts are beautiful, perfect, magnificent, I find it impossible not to want one.

Peter

[way2fractious]

I assumed that Elsie Stuehmeyer had made the kilt and tried unsuccessfully to find her to see if she did any kilt making courses near or in Tennessee.

Then I found xmarks, and having seen some of Barbs kilts I realize she could have made that kilt in the book.

The kilts Barb T used to illustrate the book she co-authored were from all over. My guess is she made the perfectly fashioned ones, and someone else made all the ones she used as examples of bad pleating, bad stitching, etc.

As mentioned in the book's section, About The Authors, Elsie lives here in Nor-Cal. She comes out to the highland games, usually for the dance competitions, and she continues to teach a few kiltmaking workshops around the country - and likely fewer each year. Unfortunately, Tennessee doesn't seem to be in her circuit.

The post below also has other links regarding this year's workshops (now concluded.) See especially Wompet's writeup of the NY Kilt Kamp.

http://www.xmarksthescot.com/forum/s...53&postcount=4

As info comes available for next year, I'll try to make it available here on XMTS.

[Peter C.]

Thanks Way2fractious, I read Wompet's writeup, Elsie sounds like quite a character.

Peter