Kilt project

[bubba]

Any place we can see a pic?? I'd love to see it!

Barb

I don't have the pic anymore, I'll have to take a new one.

[Sciuropterus]

I made my first one about 6 years ago from Merino Wool. Got married in it!

A mixture of hand and machine stitching, I have been playing with sewing machines since I was a teenager, my mother used to do alterations. I sure wish I had Barb's book then, there are a lot of things I wish I had done differently. I have been tempted to throw it out (I never wear it anymore), but I just can't bring myself to. I also realized it would have been more cost-effective to just have one made by a pro, and put in some overtime at work to pay for it.

The straps are dog collars, all I could find on short notice. They work great! Yes, it's a bit too long (I hemmed it up later). I have no idea why the kilt pin is so high in the photo. You can also see the lining is pulling on the front apron, I fixed that later.

[way2fractious]

Does nobody else see the picture in my post? I clicked on Bubba's link and got the picture, and linked it into my post.

I saw it both from the original link and from your post. Here it is again posted (for a while) from my Photobucket album.

I realize this is a post from a year ago, but I must give props to Bubba for applying his hand to a self-made kilt. GOOD WORK! The kilt looks great, and I'll bet you still feel great wearing it.

After a few cotton kilts... then the tartan one!

[bubba]

Oh, I've done alot better since then. I've made several tartans and one plain dark blue since that one. The one it the pic I wear for cleaning and painting apartments now.

[way2fractious]

Oh, I've done alot better since then. I've made several tartans and one plain dark blue since that one. The one it the pic I wear for cleaning and painting apartments now.

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