Starting a kiltmaking business

**BoldHighlander** · 31st December 10, 04:24 PM

Originally Posted by kc8ufv

Actually, over the last vew years, all the tshirts and underwear I have bought have had this stuff silkscreened inside. Soo much more comfortable/less hastle than a tag that loves to make me itch or have it removed, or both

Or look like your celebrating "flag day"

**BoldHighlander** · 30th December 10, 10:54 PM

Originally Posted by Downix

Ok, got my new loom... over the paniced "I was joking" from my wife. Now to figure out how to weave....

As your down south of me, you might look into the Tartan Lady Weaving Studio up on Denman Island, British Columbia.

I'd don't know if she's conducting classes anytime soon, but might be worth a look (I've always wanted to give this a go myself!).

**Downix** · 30th December 10, 10:56 PM

Originally Posted by BoldHighlander

As your down south of me, you might look into the Tartan Lady Weaving Studio up on Denman Island, British Columbia.

I'd don't know if she's conducting classes anytime soon, but might be worth a look (I've always wanted to give this a go myself!).

I was looking at that, but it says "classes restarting in early 2009" so I have no idea.

**BoldHighlander** · 30th December 10, 11:01 PM

Originally Posted by Downix

I was looking at that, but it says "classes restarting in early 2009" so I have no idea.

Yes, I had been meaning to email her myself & find out what was what....just thought I'd toss it out there

Maybe, if a few of us from the Washington/British Columbia area were interested, we might pressuade her to get a class organized? (...just thinking out loud)

I don't wish to hijack this thread, so if we want to discuss tartan weaving further, maybe a new thread is in order

New thread on weaving here.

**JamesSwagger** · 5th January 11, 03:37 PM

Thank you Barb for the insights and advice. I attended Elsie's class early last year and have made a few practice kilts for myself and am in the process of making my first hired kilt. I am a little nervous and cautious, because it is only my second box pleat kilt. I am concerned about doing the join for the box pleat do you have any advice for that?

Cheers,
James

**Barb T** · 5th January 11, 08:29 PM

Sure - I've found the critical thing is to make sure to locate the join carefully so that the bulky part of the join doesn't lie in the fold of the pleat. Same would be true for a knife-pleated kilt, but the pleats aren't as deep in a box pleated kilt, and you have to be a little more attentive to where the join is going to fall because there's less room to put it in. Does that make sense?