My First Tartan WOOL kilt

**meinfs** · 26th October 08, 10:42 PM

Hello all.

I am happy to show you the box-pleated kilt in the Chattahoochee tartan that I created for a fellow Xmarker, ScotchMaster. If you'll remember, he sent out a call for DIY'ers on XMTS to create a kilt for him using the Chattahoochee tartan wool that was shipped from the eBay U.K (Matt Newsome identified the tartan from the picture). [You know Scotchmaster -- he just recently got his Tweed double box-pleat bunker from Lady Chrystel.]

Here's some pictures.

The Chattahoochee Tartan. Its design was commissioned by the City of Roswell in Georgia just before the '96 Olympics.

Kilt in progress:

May I present Scotchmaster in his new box-pleated Chattahoochee kilt (by yours truly)...

Kilt closeup:

Side view:

Pleatview:

Closeup of the top band and front apron:

I also made the hose flashes from the same tartan:

Closeup of the pleated section (stitched):

Oh look, a little customized label :-) And internal leather strap/buckle.

**scotchmaster** · 27th October 08, 05:22 AM

Having received this kilt from Mein a week ago and not be able to find time to try it on until yesterday; this kilt is fantastic. He is truly a craftsman. It fits great, the attention to detail is truly professional an he threw in to pairs of matching flashes.

It is a truly uniques kilt a box pleat, a unusual tartan and true craftsmanship. It is something I will treasure for years to come.