Kilt Review: Tewksbury Maple Leaf Tank

[ForresterModern]

Both kilt pins were purchassed off Ebay for about $5-10US give or take. I found them by searching for Maple leaf pin or leaf pin and then scouring the results for something interesting. I know someone else here posted a similar trimetal one right about the same time I got mine maybe two months ago, but I waited til I got my Maple Leaf kilt as I wanted to show them off in their proper place, Maple Leaf's on the Maple Leaf.

j

[Macman]

Both kilt pins were purchassed off Ebay for about $5-10US give or take. I found them by searching for Maple leaf pin or leaf pin and then scouring the results for something interesting. I know someone else here posted a similar trimetal one right about the same time I got mine maybe two months ago, but I waited til I got my Maple Leaf kilt as I wanted to show them off in their proper place, Maple Leaf's on the Maple Leaf.

j

Thank you for that!

[MacKay71 Wife]

But really, the tartan is skewed. I have some ideas, particularly one provided by Steve of Freedom kilts, that might work if I can figure out how to get it done. Probably the easiest thing to do would be to just walk around constantly leaning to my left when I wear it and maybe no one would notice the kilt tartan skew. ;)j

Perhaps you should carry a flask around with you to make the lean more believable?

Seriously, you have an absolutely gorgeous kilt! Congratulations! to you, and Bravo! to Barb!

[Gunnar]

A great looking kilt, and the workmanship looks superb. Can't wait until I can afford one from Barb.

What he said!

[Riverkilt]

Sorry the tartan in your kilt came out skewed - whatever the reason/cause/cure....

Ron

[ForresterModern]

Got an email last evening from Barb who reviewed the pictures again on my post and had spoken with Steve at Freedom kilts about his suggested method of fixing the skew. She is going to take the kilt back, rebaste it and try to get the skew out, or at least minimized. So back in the mails it goes to Barb for a while. My wife and I are not comfortable with super steaming it then pulling on it firmly enough to straighten the tartan for fear of ruining the kilt---if Barb does it she hopefully will have a better sense of how much force she can put on it, and if something pops who better to repair it than the maker herself.

Thanks again Barb for all the help, and to Steve as well.

Jeff

[Barb T]

I will keep you posted about my efforts to "unskew" the tartan in a finished kilt. And I now know how to get the "skew" out before I start!

And that is the most wonderful thing about this forum. We all learn from each other, and people are generous with their praise, their advice, and their help.

[Riverkilt]

Understand this is a serious issue, and have no wish to make light of it. Happy to see the board pitch in to reach a resolution.

Just can't help but thinking its the perfect kilt to wear to a Tilted Kilt franchise....

Ron

[ForresterModern]

Just can't help but thinking its the perfect kilt to wear to a Tilted Kilt franchise....

Ron

Ron

My wife said the same thing, after we got over the initial frustration and disappointment. Hence my joke about leaning to the left a lot while wearing it as well, and somebody else's comment about carrying and making good use of a sporran flask to insure that my personal tilt was always present when wearing it.


Jeff

[sydnie7]

I will keep you posted about my efforts to "unskew" the tartan in a finished kilt. And I now know how to get the "skew" out before I start!

And that is the most wonderful thing about this forum. We all learn from each other, and people are generous with their praise, their advice, and their help.

Have you found this problem in any of the other F&K remnant Maple Leaf pieces you're working with? Or in all of them?

And I'd love to hear the "get the skew out" secret. . . unless there's bloodletting and a secret handshake involved. . .