help! i need kilt patterns!

[kiltman with a sword]

hey guys this is kiltman with a sword. i need your help. i need some kilt patterns. i have really no sewing exp., so it needs to be easy to understand. i have plenty of fabric, so i can have a couple of messups( although id rather not! ) so i need your help! i tried to get the xkilt pattern, but i couldnt get it to load. so please post as soon as possible!
KMWaS

[MacWage]

I made my first kilt off internet instructions. It was OK and most would think it was fine, BUT I'd advise Barb's book as FAR more usable, understandable, and well worth the $30 (US) or so. It is: The Art of Kiltmaking by Barbara Tewksbury and Elsie Stuehmeyer

To buy from one of our site supporters:
http://giftshop.scottishtartans.org/books.htm

[bunchdescendant]

Hello from Fremont, CA

Alan H's fantastic instructions are here:

http://www.modelautoracing.com/kilt/X-Kilt_final2.pdf

I road tested the link as it's hosted on my domain. yes, it's there so download away. Feel free to PM me if you are having trouble getting it to download.

It's a PDf file, so you will need Acrobat Reader. If you don't already have it, you can download it free here:

http://www.adobe.com/products/acroba...lversions.html

If you have trouble with the instructions, I am sure that someone on the forum will be able to talk you through it. Be prepared to take pictures when you are finished!

Happy Kilting,
Ray

[chasem]

http://www.celticdragonpress.com/

Barb's book

[MacWage]

Do you want a "traditional" style kilt or a modern one?

Barb's book is great for trads.

The X-Kilt is a great plan for a modern one.

[The Wizard of BC]

And please remember there is no real pattern. Not in the sense of "place this pattern over your fabric and cut out. Then sew on the lines."
A kilt is made from one rectangle of fabric. No cutting out of pieces. It is all in how you fold the pleats and stitch them down.

Your local Library may have a copy of Barb's book. But I suggest you buy a copy if you have even a passing interest in making your own Traditional Style kilt.

If you want to make a Contemporary Style Kilt the X-Kilt is a good set of instructions for a box pleated kilt.

"The Art of Contemprary Kiltmaking" is still being written and I appoligise to everyone for not spending more time working on it.

Perhaps you can join us at Kilt Kamp 2007 in June.

[kiltman with a sword]

thanks guys! keep them posts coming! i can use all the help i can get. as to what i want in a kilt, i am hoping for a modern one. i have no objections to a traditional, but i dont know enough yet. im going to go for modern, so that i can use any fabric i want. or can you use a non-tartan fabric for a trad kilt? im not sure. and yes once i get my kilt done, i will get you all pics! keep the ideas coming! KMWaS

[Caradoc]

hey guys this is kiltman with a sword. i need your help. i need some kilt patterns.

There were a number of recommendations posted in the last thread you posted on this topic.

[MacWage]

thanks guys! keep them posts coming! i can use all the help i can get. as to what i want in a kilt, i am hoping for a modern one. i have no objections to a traditional, but i dont know enough yet. im going to go for modern, so that i can use any fabric i want. or can you use a non-tartan fabric for a trad kilt? im not sure. and yes once i get my kilt done, i will get you all pics! keep the ideas coming! KMWaS

As for non-tartan trads.:
http://albanach.org/solid_kilt.htm


They are actually Quite traditional, just different from what most see today.

[kiltman with a sword]

i know there were, but i couldnt acess some of the things they sent me. so i figured if someone could get me to them differently......... im really not too computer adept, so i wasnt sure. also, i cant buy any books right ow, although i would like to, as im really broke. i just barely was able to afford the fabric and thread. (i lost the thread somwhere in my house have to find it!)lol