Denim kilt?

[kilted trucker]

I think Meinfs has made a couple of kilts from denim. One thread a couple of pages back(5)( had to check) is about making a rev-k out of denim. Going to try it myself soon. Bottomweight rodeo material is a nice fabric to work with, its usually by the poplin at Joanns anyway. It's what I used when they didn't have enough cot/poly twill in the color I wanted.

[sydnie7]

I have made a couple of denim kilts. Some things to watch for:

Color transfer -- wash the fabric two or three times before you begin work, and you still may have blue or black fingers by the time you're done sewing.

Stretch denim -- harder to work with. Usually has to be cut selvedge-to-selvedge so that the stretch direction is up-and-down on kilt.

Multiple layers -- my previous sewing machine got pretty breathless by the time it came to tacking on belt loops.

But a denim kilt can look great! And it is an economical fabric to work with.

[meinfs]

I think Meinfs has made a couple of kilts from denim. One thread a couple of pages back(5)( had to check) is about making a rev-k out of denim. Going to try it myself soon. Bottomweight rodeo material is a nice fabric to work with, its usually by the poplin at Joanns anyway. It's what I used when they didn't have enough cot/poly twill in the color I wanted.

Thanks kilted trucker. best of luck making it


1. Here's my "traditional" design kilt but in denim!



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And the reverse-Kingussie denim kilt thread here with photos.


Yes, I agree, don't use stretch denim. Make sure you machine wash the fabric (once or twice) before cutting.