Quote Originally Posted by Tartan Hiker View Post
And might I add that if I can teach myself how to make a decent kilt, anyone can.
Tartan Hiker is pretty darned good at it, too. The same goes here. I've made some pretty darned nice kilts, kilts which I could not in all good conscience have justified spending the money on, if I'd had them made by someone else. I just can't make myself drop $400 + on an article of clothing, I don't care HOW long it's supposed to last.

Look, I've been lifting weights and working out hard for the Games. I do a LOT of core work. Now my waistline measurement is easily 2 inches bigger than it was two years ago. Kilts that I made two years ago don't fit. What if I'd saved and saved and saved and pinched pennies and pinched nickels and waited for four years until I had that $400+ to get a really nice nice.

Then I get bigger. Ooops, DARN, but now I can't wear it!

For the guy on a budget, IMHO the best route to go if you want a really nice kilt is to spend $15 on Barbs book.

Make an X-Kilt from the instructions you can download over in the DIY forum. This will cost you about $20.

Now make a tartan box-pleat kilt from some stuff you get off of ebay or off of Fraser and Kirkbrights remnants web page. Adapt the X-Kilt instructions.

Now buy Barbs book...$16

Dive into the project, stay patient, stay focused, and after probably 40 hours + of work, you WILL have a nice kilt that is way, way better even, than a Stillwater Standard.