When Hamish and Dave came to the gathering in Vancouver, my son and I got to spend some time with them, including a delicious breakfast at ABC Country restaurant. Cub still talks about that meal...

I first said, "Kilts are garments, not costumes!" to show people that you can wear your kilt whenever you choose and how you choose, that a kilt can be worn for more than weddings and funerals.
It...

The whole city shut down for this game. From the newscasts, it looks like the country closed for 3 hours!
It was one for the ages with a storybook ending.
For any of you guys south of 49 that don't...

There was a documentary many years ago about McDonalds' bully tactics. The film maker went to Scotland and interviewed THE MacDonald. He stated that McDonalds seemed far too defensive of their name,...

Sadly, I had to miss GHFC again this year.
Next year would make a great XMarks gathering! And there is a better price for groups.
Just a thought ...

Lighter weight, apron closure on left, and usually 4 yards are the norm. Length? I've seen all kinds of skirt lengths. A kilt should be fit as a man's kilt.
I think the North American people are no...

I think it's because most people are not artists and don't understand that what they get is the product of years of learning and sacrifice. They think, "He has talent," and that you were born with a...

One other thing I didn't mention that I think disqualifies this kilt as being called traditional.
It is machine stitched. I think hand stitching is necessary for a kilt to be called traditional.
In...

Interesting. I've seen the double edged right side of the apron. They seem to be popular around here. I always thought they gave an added bit of flash to the kilt.
I single fringe both the left and...

This may surprise a lot of you buy I think this is a wonderful area! It should cut down on the style disruptions in other threads and honestly, there SHOULD be a section for traditional kilts.
I'm...

Pinstripe kilts are incredibly easy to pleat. You just count the stripes and pleat halfway between stripes.
(I made one for the the late Tom Manuel and one for Hamish, both black with red stripes in...

I'm planning on being there. And Hiroshi says he's going, too. Maybe a few more.

Some of you have heard me tell this story.
When my son was about 7 or 8, we were getting slurpees at 711. We'd recently seen the latest Star Wars movie and he was right into it at that time.
I paid...

I love gadgets, too. I take my iPhone everywhere.
But that is a recent infatuation compared to a lifelong love of books. Sure, that thing could give you the same words as a book, but it lacks soul....

Could also be all those hours sitting in the sunny beer garden, taunting those poor sober souls working in booths!

Raphael found a military box pleated MacDonald kilt that was in fair shape at a thrift store. It was 28" at the top but the top was up at the armpits! He gave it to me, so I chopped 6"-8' off the...

Thanks all.
I've decided to go full time kiltmaking. Working construction in the days leaves me too little energy to make kilts in the evenings. (I will be 50 this year!)
Mike, if you order, I get...

Bear Kilts Referral Credits
I have decided to enlist your help in selling Bear Kilts.
For every customer you refer to me that orders any Bear Kilt, (excluding Cub Kilts),
you will earn a credit of...

MacBitseach!
Let's face it. I chose the colours mostly because I liked them.

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29?

Pup! Whelp! Kindergarten freshman!
Make it to 30 and we can have a drink together, without the rubber nipple on yours!
Have a good one, buddy!

Sure, if you want chalk dust inside your kilt!

As the leading bitcher about poor spelling, I gotta tell ya, I don't care how poor the spelling is, as lomg as the effort seems to be there to type correctly.
It's the lazy/no capitals/no...

In summer, I'm asked, "aren't you hot?"
In winter, I'm asked, "aren't you cold?"

I often answer, "not so's you'd notice."

It's true. It rarely gets below -15 celcius in Vancouver. Not freeze your nostrils cold, but chilly enough to pull my socks up. I find it invigorating.

Your post reminded me of coming in from my...

I must look at things differently than some of you guys.
NancyMan isn't wearing panty hose or tights or a slip, like I've heard recommended. He's wearing men's hockey gear under his kilt. Which is...