The Whole Nine Yards and then some

**Ugly-Headed** · 12th March 07, 08:26 PM

I purchased a Great Kilt a few years ago and, while I enjoy wearing it, it's way too bulky. I think I got much more than I was supposed to. It's in the Kennedy Modern tartan but it covers my king-sized bed twice with extra on both sides...
Anyone know of someone who can make this into a modern kilt? I've found I can't comfortably compete in the games with all that extra fabric...

**Kilted KT** · 12th March 07, 08:42 PM

Many of our kiltmakers here can make something of such a length of fabric.

Kathy, Rocky, Matt Newsome, and many many more...

**Fearnest** · 12th March 07, 08:48 PM

A great question for a first post! Do a thread search for kiltmaker and you're sure to find lots of thoughts about good and great kiltmakers who frequent this forum and who do "modern" kilts.

Welcome to the fray!

**Caradoc** · 12th March 07, 08:49 PM

Originally Posted by Ugly-Headed

I purchased a Great Kilt a few years ago and, while I enjoy wearing it, it's way too bulky. I think I got much more than I was supposed to.

Likely you got nine yards of 60" wide cloth.

That's twice as much as you need.

**jordanjm** · 12th March 07, 10:59 PM

Maybe you could divide the fabric, and have 2 Great Kilts if its double what you need.

**Warlock** · 12th March 07, 11:22 PM

Matt could probably make you three kilts, a couple of fly's and some flashes.

**M. A. C. Newsome** · 13th March 07, 05:03 AM

If your fabric length is 9 yards of double width fabric, you can do the following:

Cut off 4 yards, keeping 5 yards to wear as a feilidh-mhor (which you will find much more comfortable).

With the other 4 yards, you can make or have made an 8 yard knife pleated kilt. Or you can use half of that for a 4 yard box pleated kilt with enough left for a fly plaid, or a vest, or other project.

M