X-Kilt in tartan? Good or bad idea?

[TheKiltedCoder]

Depending on how much experience you have sewing, I'd either recommend or STRONGLY recommend that you go down and buy about 5 yards of cheap polycotton and make your first XKilt with that rather than using your nice tartan. That way, you can get a feel for the process before you end out possibly ruining that nice tartan.

But, by all means, once you do it, post pics! I've been planning a tartan XKilt of my own.

[ardchoille]

Depending on how much experience you have sewing, I'd either recommend or STRONGLY recommend that you go down and buy about 5 yards of cheap polycotton and make your first XKilt with that rather than using your nice tartan. That way, you can get a feel for the process before you end out possibly ruining that nice tartan.

But, by all means, once you do it, post pics! I've been planning a tartan XKilt of my own.

Excellent advice

[kilted_ninja]

Go fot it. Nothing ventured.....

[Alan H]

Go for it. The X-Kilt is just a narrow-apron box pleat kilt with pre-set pleat sizes. Make the apron full width, and adjust the pleat size so that it's appropriate for the tartan, and you're off and running.

[ardchoille]

Go for it. The X-Kilt is just a narrow-apron box pleat kilt with pre-set pleat sizes. Make the apron full width, and adjust the pleat size so that it's appropriate for the tartan, and you're off and running.

Thanks for the advice! I just bought myself a nice new sewing machine and plan to start this month

[sharpdressedscot]

Why not, there's really no rules to it....well... you know what I mean.

[Nick the DSM]

do you really need a sewing machine?

[ardchoille]

do you really need a sewing machine?

After reading Ala's tutorial over and over, I don't think you need a sewing machine. But, I'm going to try it with a machine first because my stitching isn't all that great.

[ardchoille]

Well folks, I am planning to make an X-Kilt in 13 ounce MacGregor modern tartan. However, being that this is my first X-Kilt, I am going to make it out of solid-color cotton twill. I figure it's better to get to know how to make this type of kilt on solid-color cloth before attempting it in tartan.

[Alan H]

Make the "X-Kilt" out of the solid cloth. That will be your learning kilt. If you mess it up, don't stress. go get some more cheap stuff and make another one. By that point, you'll have the basic idea.

Then, if you like how that worked out, make a Box-Pleat kilt out of the MacGregor. But don't make it an X-Kilt. For example, don't topstitch the pleats on the MacGregor, like you do on the X-Kilt....and don't live or die on the 3-something inch pleat width of the X-Kilt. Use a pleat width that works for the tartan size. Make a full-width apron, not the narrow X-Kilt apron....

Unless you just HAVE to have a MacGregor, modern X-Kilt. I mean, it' s your kilt, do what you want. BUT

The X-Kilt is for LEARNING....and when you're done you have something to wear.

I feel a rant coming on.