First Attempt: COMPLETE

**possingk** · 4th December 06, 06:18 AM

KT,
I will be getting Barb's book for Christmas and bought some ten ounce worsted wool from e-bay to give this a shot, your two threads on building this kilt will be quite valuable to me, since you have the same measurements I do.

The kilt looks great, and I really appreciate the work you put into it, and the play by play that you put out there for us.

**Robin** · 4th December 06, 07:26 AM

Fantastic!

Love the pleats...really stunning

**Captain** · 4th December 06, 07:34 AM

That looks amazing... Kudos to anyone with the patience to do that. I would have a very, very hard time learning to sew a kilt for that very reason...

**MacTavishOfJapan** · 4th December 06, 08:08 AM

That's a fine looking kilt KT, congrats!

**Canadian_Kilt** · 4th December 06, 08:32 AM

That looks incredible KT! Nice job. Was this your first time making a kilt at all? Or just the first time making a traditional hand-sewn?

I'd like to do this one day .. but I think I'm going to give an x-kilt or 2 a try first. How long did it take you?

**Kilted Taper** · 4th December 06, 08:56 AM

Originally Posted by Canadian_Kilt

That looks incredible KT! Nice job. Was this your first time making a kilt at all? Or just the first time making a traditional hand-sewn?

I'd like to do this one day .. but I think I'm going to give an x-kilt or 2 a try first. How long did it take you?

This was my first kilt, period. Also, prior to this, the only sewing I'd ever done was in Home Economics in middle school, and the occasional button!

I worked on the kilt on and off for about 3 months. A few hours here and there on weekends mostly. I don't even want to think about the amount of hours. But there was a lot of going back to Barb's book, back to the kilt, back to the book, etc. I have a feeling the next one may be a little faster.

That reminds me, someone earlier in the thread asked what I used to guide me through the process. It was Barb's book The Art of Kiltmaking.