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An IOS Box pleat by Matt Newsome!
Gents,
Many of you may remember that I have been anxiously awaiting a box pleat from Matt Newsome. Well, my bride and I traveled to Franklin to see Matt over the weekend and to pickup the new kilt.
I will not go into the kilt details other than to say this thing is extremely well made! The strapping system that Matt uses with the one on the inside of the left hip is very easy to use making the kilt much easier to strap on.
The first thought on putting this thing on was "oh my goodness, I am naked!" the kilt is so much lighter than anything else I own. But after wearing it all day today while hiking is 'WOW" I really like this kilt.
There will be at least three other threads about this weekend. One about what a gentleman that Matt is and another on the water falls and things we did over the weekend and lastly, a detailed review of the kilt. But for now, I want to share the joy of my new kilt with pictures of the IOS. (Please forgive the socks. I made a mistake of bringing 1 black and 1 blue sock!))
Mike
and the pleat shot
"A veteran, whether active duty, retired, national guard or reserve, is someone who, at one point in his life, wrote a blank check made payable to "The United States of America", for an amount of "up to and including my life." That is honor, and there are way too many people in this country who no longer understand it." anon
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CONGRATS!! That is AWESOME! I'm sure you've made mention elsewhere... but which weaver is the cloth by? I know a bunch of them offer it in various weights.
“A proud man is always looking down on things and people; and, of course, as long as you're looking down, you can't see something that's above you.” -C.S. Lewis
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Ooooohhh, that's nice. I do want an IoS.
The Grant.
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 Originally Posted by Tattoobradley
CONGRATS!! That is AWESOME!
And I second that. A Matt Newsome box pleat is on my wish list.
Brian
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I'm with Bradley, what weight cloth by whom? Guessing that'll be in your review...but curoiouser and curiouser.
Sharp look
Ron
Ol' Macdonald himself, a proud son of Skye and Cape Breton Island
Lifetime Member Scottish Tartans Authority, Owner Freelanders #4 & 5
PhotoBucket Album
"I'll have a kilt please, a nice hand sewn tartan, 16 ounce Strome. Oh, and a sporran on the side, with a strap please."
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The cloth is 16oz Strome by Locharron
"A veteran, whether active duty, retired, national guard or reserve, is someone who, at one point in his life, wrote a blank check made payable to "The United States of America", for an amount of "up to and including my life." That is honor, and there are way too many people in this country who no longer understand it." anon
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Well Splash welcome to the Brotherhood. I know it was a long wait enjoy.
"If the Party could thrust its hand into the past and say this or that even, it never happened—that, surely, was more terrifying than mere torture and death."
- George Orwell, 1984, Book 1, Chapter 3
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Sounds like a new "Box Pleat Convert!"
We need a name for this now:
The Box Batallion.
MacWage, "Dark Lord of the Box Pleat!"/ "Box Pleat Militant" Laird of Glenmoor (Carolina)
CARPE TARTANAM! (Seize the Tartan!)
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Okay, help me here....my Isle of Skye is also 16oz Strome from Lochcarron, but I'd never think of it as "light."
Is that because of the box pleating?
I'm sooo confused.
Ron
Ol' Macdonald himself, a proud son of Skye and Cape Breton Island
Lifetime Member Scottish Tartans Authority, Owner Freelanders #4 & 5
PhotoBucket Album
"I'll have a kilt please, a nice hand sewn tartan, 16 ounce Strome. Oh, and a sporran on the side, with a strap please."
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13th May 07, 04:39 PM
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The kilt is pleated to the grey stripe. This makes the back look a lot lighter.
"A veteran, whether active duty, retired, national guard or reserve, is someone who, at one point in his life, wrote a blank check made payable to "The United States of America", for an amount of "up to and including my life." That is honor, and there are way too many people in this country who no longer understand it." anon
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