So, I made a kilt . . .

[beerbecue]

Also good today, I wore it when we went out to lunch. Waitress in the local Indian said, "Very nice looking kilt." I wanted to say, "Thanks, I made it myself, can you tell?" but I restrained. Felt very good to get the kilt complimented.

Which restaurant, off the Commons or by campus??

[David Dalglish]

Nice work-Looks great

[andyfg]

Which restaurant, off the Commons or by campus??

Sangam, College Town.

[andyfg]

Very nice. I made a kilt out of the same material. Did you notice the pink threads?


What did you think about working with such a large sett?

To be honest, I didn't notice the pink threads, though I often saw what I thought was a "pink tinge" caused by the red and white threads. Perhaps I should look more closely!

Ah, the large sett! I only had 4 metres of cloth to work with and the sett is 10 inches. So, what I did was to work with the stripe which is repeated twice. It meant that one pleat was 6 inches and the next 5 inches total, so the depth of the pleats vary. But it did mean that I could pleat to stripe with the material I had and still keep a reasonable deep pleat and box pleat at the two ends.

I recall from your post earlier that you used 9 or 10 yards altogether. massive undertaking!

[Brasilikilt]

Wow!
Looks excellent and is making me want to turn my wool yardage into a kilt now! (still have 9 yards of locally woven Black watch)

You'll want to make more and more of them!

keep up the good work

[HeathBar]

I recall from your post earlier that you used 9 or 10 yards altogether. massive undertaking!

Yeah, massive is the word to use. I wanted to make something as close to a tank as possible. With my size, and the size of the sett, it used 10 yds. I won't be doing that again. I have nicknamed it the "First Down" kilt.

[JimB]

That's a nice looking kilt!
You did a great job. I admire your diving right into the tartan thing.

I had to do a plain kilt first to work my way up to it.
In fact I have some tartan "looking" material that I'm going to try next. It will be to the stripe just like you did and for the same reason.

If all goes well, then I can justify spending the money for a nice Angus District tartan.
Keep up the kiltmaking!

[way2fractious]

Ah, the large sett! I only had 4 metres of cloth to work with and the sett is 10 inches. So, what I did was to work with the stripe which is repeated twice. It meant that one pleat was 6 inches and the next 5 inches total, so the depth of the pleats vary. But it did mean that I could pleat to stripe with the material I had and still keep a reasonable deep pleat and box pleat at the two ends.

Excellent job! You are to be commended. Choosing to do a stripe on every pleat was truly courageous, and uneven (but fairly balanced) pleat depths was a big decision also. Those are the things that make this an art, not just a manufacturing science. And, there is nothing like wearing your own self-made kilt.

[switchblade5984]

very NICE!

[Big Dave]

Nicely done.