My new kilt-in-making - with pics!

**Eleazar** · 26th January 10, 07:48 PM

I have almost the same sewing machine as that. It's a Viking Husqvarna 6430. It's an awesome machine.

Great photos. Looking forward to the rest.

I have found that I like making the X-Kilt Rev-K over the X-Kilt. It seems faster and I like the knife pleats a little better.

**Maksim** · 28th January 10, 01:13 AM

sydnie7: Great piece of advice, thanks! I'll bear that in mind... um... with the next one

ali8780 & Alan H: Yep, planning is really important, and for me, having something down on paper is key because I can't do it all in one go, and I'd forget what the next step would be if I didn't have the plan in front of me.

Protoncollider: I'm sorry, you can't have it - it sure is the best machine I know and I hope it will be the last one I'll ever need.

Mike in Dayton: The dog is no nuisance compared to her "little brother"...

Some progess has happened. The pleats are now mostly ready, with the exception of the one next to the box pleat.

I'm hopeful about being able to finish the kilt on Saturday. Until then...

**Maksim** · 8th February 10, 03:46 AM

At last, I had enough time to finish the kilt.

Here's one more pic of the construction process: the waistband pinned on, waiting to be sewn on.

And then, the completed thing. Some loose threads in there still, but you get the picture.

The box pleat in the middle didn't come out as crisp as the others, but all in all, I'm very happy with it.

Thanks for your interest and especially for the helpful comments - I think the next one will be a RevK in corduroy...

Maksim

**ali8780** · 8th February 10, 08:08 AM

Looks great! I love corduroy-- I can't wait to see that one!

**sydnie7** · 8th February 10, 08:18 AM

Looking at your "box pleat in the middle" -- if you just butt two knife pleats together at center rear, each facing the center rear, you have created a box pleat. Looks as if you worked in a stand-alone box pleat at center rear, which might explain the lack of crispness. Take another look at photos in the RevK addendum, IIRC there are at least two which illustrate the center rear layout. Overall looks good tho!

**Tartan Hiker** · 8th February 10, 12:46 PM

Originally Posted by sydnie7

Looking at your "box pleat in the middle" -- if you just butt two knife pleats together at center rear, each facing the center rear, you have created a box pleat. Looks as if you worked in a stand-alone box pleat at center rear, which might explain the lack of crispness.

That's exactly how I make my Rev-K kilts (with an "exposed" box face between the facing knife pleats) and the box pleat works fine. I think you just need to press with a bit more enthusiasm...or maybe that fabric has such a high cotton content that it just won't hold a press for very long.

What I'm wondering about is this...it looks like you didn't stitch down the pleat edges above the fell. Is that my misinterpretation of the photo or did you choose not to stitch this down for some reason?

**Pleater** · 8th February 10, 03:27 PM

I was a bit perplexed as to what was happening centre back - now it makes sense if it has a box pleat there.

Also noticed that the pleats were only sewn at the very bottom edge of the fell too, I was rather concerned that they might get caught and torn.

Now I do not sew the fell at all on my reverse Kingussie kilts, and I make an inverted box pleat centre back, so this is yet another take on the making of a kilt.

Anne the Pleater

**Maksim** · 9th February 10, 11:36 AM

Thanks everybody for your sharp eyes!

*** blushes *** Actually, I forgot to sew the fell. But the mistake was repairable. As of the more technical explanation, my English vocabulary fails me at this moment, but let's say it went very well and there's no sign of the error now. I have a kilt.