New Barb Tewksbury Kilt

**davidlpope** · 26th June 11, 12:13 PM

I am now the proud owner of a handcrafted 8-yd knife pleated kilt, made by our own Barbara Tewksbury. It is truly a work of art. Barb's stitching is invisible, the pleats are arranged meticulously, and the fit is right on (which is pretty amazing considering that Barb and I have never met and I took the measurements!). A comparison to my other 8-yd kilt, made by one of the Lochcarron-contracted kiltmakers, shows that this kilt is far superior in finishing, fit, and design.

The kilt is made of heavyweight tartan, custom woven by D.C. Dalgliesh and pleated to the sett.

Barb was a pleasure to work with throughout this process and turns out a great product. When there were different decisions to be made, Barb presented the options and guidance but allowed me to make my own decisions. Her attention to detail is evident by the fact that she chose brown leather straps for this brown-based color scheme, something I would have never even thought of. If I were to ever purchase another kilt of this type I would commission Barb again. Thanks Barb!

Here are the photos:

One side:

DSC_5349 by davidlpope, on Flickr

Next, the other:

DSC_5348 by davidlpope, on Flickr

Back:

DSC_5350 by davidlpope, on Flickr

Pleat detail:

DSC_5351 by davidlpope, on Flickr

A very satisfied customer:

DSC_5361 by davidlpope, on Flickr

**Silent Raven** · 26th June 11, 12:25 PM

AMAZING WORK. hats off to barb on this one.

**Woot22** · 26th June 11, 12:30 PM

Looks awesome definitely on my wish list to get a Tewksbury made kilt.

**JSFMACLJR** · 26th June 11, 01:44 PM

That's a very nice kilt!

**Highlander31** · 26th June 11, 02:01 PM

Beautiful work. Barb is not a kilt maker,...she is an artist whose medium is tartan.

**tripleblessed** · 26th June 11, 02:04 PM

Agreed. A work of art, as all her kilts seem to be. A toast all 'round to the lucky guy.

**Eck** · 26th June 11, 02:09 PM

Indeed, a work of art. Fits you like a glove. You will certainly swagger in that kilt. (Love the jacket also - goes great with the tartan).

**davidlpope** · 26th June 11, 02:12 PM

Originally Posted by Eck

(Love the jacket also - goes great with the tartan).

Thanks. It's a brown/cream herringbone tweed that I purchased from the Scottish Tartans Museum. Ryan Ross has one as well, so I knew it was a good fashion choice...