Oh for the want of a kilt selvedge

[New World Czech]

I started my first attempt at an 8 yarder last Wednesday. 13 oz. upholstery fabric Gunn tartan, cotton/poly blend found @ JoAnn for $4/yd. When you have it all rolled out in front of you, that's alot of fabric! I've made the cut and joined the halves, now I am hemming the fringed selvedge. I have done about half and averaging about 15" an hour. I know the fabric is not the best choice but it's good hand stitching practice.

[saxandpipes]

Curious to see how it turns out!

Cheers,

Michael

[Pleater]

It is a lot of fabric when laid out, but it is amazing how the pleats can swallow up yard after yard of fabric and when you put the tape across the first trial folding you can find that you need to find a couple of inches more.

I have used poly cottons and the results are not bad, but I did find that the colours faded in the sun. Maybe it increases 'kilt cred' to have a truly weathered kilt.

Anne the Pleater

[kc8ufv]

Definitely a project to watch. I noticed that sale the other day when I went in to get some fabric I could somewhat see thru to black out my face for my Marvin costume (somehow went missing from last year. I didn't have time to take a closer look at the time, though. Will likely go to a bigger one after I get off work tomorrow.

[Thomas H]

I tagged on this to see the project as it unfold's

[New World Czech]

The hemming is done , now for the pleating layout. Photos to follow when the section is made.

[Mipi]

Those cotton/poly blend can wrinkle. Just to warn you. Waiting to see end result. Keep posting.

[New World Czech]

Lesson learned, be sure the label on the spool of thread matches the bin you pull it from. While pressing the finished hem I melted some of the stitching. Wait a minute cotton thead doesn't melt.

[Chirs]

'kilt cred'

Awesome! Will have to use that.