Pricked fingers led me to sign up! Hi Everyone!

**Splinty** · 6th July 08, 08:51 PM

I just spent seven hours making my first (not really that shabby either) kilt! I found this site searching for new tartan patterns and decided I should sign up, because I'm probably going to make more kilts (crazy I know!) in the future and figure this is a good place to have as a reference.

I'm living in MI, moving to San Francisco in a couple of months, and I'm not even
Scottish or Irish or anything! My first kilt was for my friend who has Scottish ancestry.

Anyway, My poor fingers need a rest. Ciao for now.

**12stones** · 6th July 08, 08:52 PM

Welcome. Hopefully you're making some kilts for yourself too. We've got a lot of kiltmakers here and the information abounds.

**Jerick** · 6th July 08, 09:03 PM

Well

from Ohio!
Everyone here is very helpful and very knowledgeable. Good luck and have fun!

**SteveB** · 6th July 08, 09:04 PM

Hello

and a warm Celtic

from Boston, Massachusetts.
Have you read Barb T's Book, The Art of Kiltmaking? It is loaded with helpful ways to put together a kilt. The D.I.Y. forum and the Kiltmakers forum both have many useful hints. The search engine on this site is your friend, it will lead you to many answers.

Slainte

**pdcorlis** · 6th July 08, 09:07 PM

Hi Dee Ho from I Dee Ho - plenty of folks here to help you stop the bleeding.

Welcome!

**Splinty** · 6th July 08, 09:22 PM

Thanks for the warm welcome. In my cursory looking about I've found some much needed advice already.

SteveB, I haven't, but will. Thanks for the tip.