New box pleat Gordon by Barb T. :)

**Howard Clark** · 5th December 08, 06:20 PM

I just got this today. It is a four yard box pleat by Barb Tewksbury. Made from regimental weight Gordon sourced from Turpin, which is genuine UK military surplus fabric woven by Robert Noble and 18 oz. per yard. I love this fabric ! I love the kilt as well. I asked Barb to make this one a little higher rise (2-1/2") and a little longer length than my other kilts. I like it a great deal with the slightly longer rise. Please excuse the pictures, a photographer I am not, nor am I particularly handsome. I lack the very stylish photo settings that Hamish and Glen have. This will have to do.
First the kilt as it arrived.

Then a couple of the kilt with me in it.

**Carolina Kiltman** · 5th December 08, 06:24 PM

Who sez you ain't handsome? Any man in a kilt is HANDSOME!

The kilt is great looking too! Congratultions

**Spartan** · 5th December 08, 06:41 PM

Very nice, brother Clark! Congratulations!

**Bugbear** · 5th December 08, 06:49 PM

Oh dear... You are a very lucky person. Congratulations.

**Fougasse** · 5th December 08, 06:54 PM

Well smart Howard, both you and the kilt. I have a 13oz knife pleat Gordon which I adore but your kilt has me thinking! Did you order the tartan yourself?

**McMurdo** · 5th December 08, 07:15 PM

That looks great you must have found the right setting on your camera,

congratulations on the new kilt.

**Rex_Tremende** · 5th December 08, 07:20 PM

Originally Posted by Howard Clark

I asked Barb to make this one a little higher rise (2-1/2") and a little longer length than my other kilts. I like it a great deal with the slightly longer rise.

I also have worked it out with Barb that a 2-1/2" rise is a better fit for my body. It's one of the benefits of working with an expert kiltmaker for a custom kilt: you get that little extra something that makes the kilt precisely yours.

Your box pleated kilt looks great.

Regards,
Rex.

**SteveB** · 5th December 08, 08:43 PM

Congratulations on the fine kilt. It looks great and looks great on you.

**svc40bt** · 5th December 08, 08:49 PM

Yet another work of art from Barb. I guess the sight of such a fine kilt will help excuse X Marks own bladesmith for posting pics without a sgian.

Congratulations.

Just looking at the closeup of the pleats. The precision of Barb's pleats truly is amazing. Not only does the yellow line across the fell show not a ripple but it looks as though the twill lines continue from one pleat to the next.

**Howard Clark** · 5th December 08, 08:55 PM

Oh my that is embarrassing.

There are so many knives within reach around my house and shop I just don't think about keeping one in my sock when I am here.

Thanks for all the kind words, everyone. It has been like Christmas early here. I ordered kilts in September, and two of them arrived this week. The other is a smashing taupe hemp Rkilt. I will get pictures of it up in the contemporary board as soon as deer season is over (runs tomorrow thru Wednesday). I shall have to make sure I have a sgian. I did make a new one recently.