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Old 02-23-2005, 12:13 PM
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Four-yard, box pleated kilts

Ok, gang. I'm jumping into the kilt makers pool and am now offering my services to make traditional four-yard, box pleated kilts.

The original tailored kilts of the late eighteenth and early nineteenth century all contained about four yards of cloth and were box pleated.

This style dissapeared later in the nineteenth century, as knife pleated kilts became popular and yardage increased. In 1983, they were made again for the first time by kilt maker and kilt historian Bob Martin.

Since that time, only a few individual kilt makers have been offering this style of kilt, mostly those trained by Bob. Now I'm happy to count myself among their numbers.

Check out my site for more details.
http://kilts.albanach.org

I'm doing this as a side business to help support my (growing) family. Since this is a new endeavor, to get the ball rolling, I'm going to offer a whopping $100 discount to the first order I take. The next three orders after that will get $50 off the price.

If anyone has any comments/criticism about what you see on the site, I'm all ears. I'm mainly seeking to provide a unique product that I can take pride in. Heck, I've been preaching for years that the four-yard box pleated kilt is the best thing going. It's about time I started making them!

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Old 02-23-2005, 01:15 PM
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Christmas...

I know what I'll be asking my wife for Christmas this year!

Matt, that is IMPRESSIVE! A "tip o' bonnet" tae ye for all of your hard work -- and bluidy fingers!

Slainte!

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Old 02-23-2005, 01:24 PM
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Hey, why wait for Christmas, Todd? St. Paddy's Day is coming up. Then we have Easter. Father's Day. Memorial Day. Passover. Armed Forces Day. Heck, pick a day on the calendar.

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Old 02-23-2005, 01:24 PM
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Matt, that looks great. I may have to try my hand at it one day, after I finish my one kilt I have in the works and an Argyl jacket for which I have the material. Amazing how fast projects pile up.
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Old 02-23-2005, 01:52 PM
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Fine looking kilt. I"m going to have to talk to my wife about getting a MacQuarrie for my brother in law to be. He liked the look of the Menzies kilt I was wearing last night. He's a cuban national though, so I don't think he has any celtic heritage other than what he's marrying into.

Thanks for the idea, Matt.


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Old 02-23-2005, 01:57 PM
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Tell him his connections to the MacQuarrie clan are probably closer to mine. I have to go about six generations back to find that connection. He's marrying one! :o

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Old 02-23-2005, 02:05 PM
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Those are some fine looking kilts. I like the idea of the box pleats for an everyday kilt.
Something a little different

Thanks for the history lesson too

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Old 02-23-2005, 02:09 PM
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Now that is a nice kilt. You're tempting me to be the first sir.
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Old 02-23-2005, 02:10 PM
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Sheesh.... You and Todd make me feel like such a dummy

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Old 02-23-2005, 02:13 PM
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Matt,

What wonderful looking kilts I just wish that all you kilt makers would stop tempting me
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