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03-04-2007, 10:35 AM
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Alan H has done it again...after making 6 solid and camo X-kilts now I've got to make a box-pleated tartan hiking kilt. I chose Thompson Camel tartan in 12-oz PV from Celtic Croft. I like the colors and they match Fred the Dog pretty well, and since he's my best hiking buddy I thought we should coordinate a bit (wife rolls eyes). 
I don't intend to give a stitch-by-stitch account, but I will post a few pics here as things progress. I'm going to pleat to the vertical white stripe and that will center the red vertical stripe between the pleats.
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03-04-2007, 10:40 AM
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Looks like a great tartan - hope Fred is going to get something out of it, too! 
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03-04-2007, 10:51 AM
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like the colors and they match Fred the Dog pretty well, and since he's my best hiking buddy I thought we should coordinate a bit
| A tartan to match the dog - that's one I haven't come across before.
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03-04-2007, 12:36 PM
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Rawk! Fred looks like he's jonesing for a jacket in that tartan to match Dad on the trail! 
I like the tartan, it looks a lot like Burbury, which I have loved for a long time. I have to agree, I buy dog collars to match the dogs and dog jackets to match the dogs, but a kilt to match the dogs isn't something I've ever considered. 
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03-04-2007, 12:53 PM
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Just like Fred the dog - I approve whole heartedly
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03-04-2007, 02:25 PM
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Now that you mention it I wouldn't be surprised if a bit of fabric couldn't be made into a collar for faithful Fred. He already has one in MacDonald, so why not? 
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03-04-2007, 02:39 PM
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I have an old neck tie in Henderson (ancient.) It's old, and as a couple of small holes in it. So, Nikki is going to make a collar from it for Winston (Shih Tzu) to match Dad's kilt.
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I really like that tartan. Don't think I have seen it before. Will be waiting on progress pics.
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03-05-2007, 05:10 PM
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So, on with the kilt. I'm really looking forward to seeing your pics of the kilt's construction. Are there going to be pockets?
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