Navy and powder blue is still up for grabs!

Just the thing to do in isolation. Make a kilt!! However, both pieces of tartan have now been sold. Thanks!

I see what you mean about the taper and "discovering" new stripes when the pleat tapers. That's pretty horrendous. I don't think that would happen with the layout I suggested as there is nothing of...

I got mine here

Personally, I would pleat it to the stripe with the green stripe on center. I found that it's easier to measure your pleating if you are always measuring the same distance from so-and-so stripe. ...

What I ended up with was perfectly satisfactory, i.e. the slash and stitch works fine. I think I would wish to stay with teh traditional approach. I was just considering a way to make it a bit more...

The part of the kilt that I was least satisfied with was the buttonhole. I feel it would work well to sew a buttonhole with a machine onto the lining fabric, cut it and then stitch it by hand to the...

FYI It's my natural build. I can eat all I want + weight training 3X a week and don't go over 185 at 6'6" I can't do much about my genetic programming. My father, at 62, still fits into his Navy...

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Hose knitted by my aunt
My daughter and I. She helped pull the needle many times :) She has a cold so she looks a bit anemic

http://www.flickr.com/photos/44411062@N00/3209041462/

Better pics to come. This was the best I could do at 11:00 at night. I'm very happy with how it turned out. The pleats hang nice and...

I had ordered the Highland Express Straps and buckles as well and they are excellent. They will be perfect. Thanks for the suggestion.

I'm no too happy wih the saddle shop sraps. He only had chap leather which is suede texture on one side. He also did kind of crappy job of cutting the leather :snooty:

I guess I'm not set in stone with the 1 1/4". I'm just following the directions in "the book". I wanted to go with silver buckles as the pin is silver, bui I really like the look/length op the...

http://www.tandyleatherfactory.com/products.asp?number=1721-02

or this?

http://www.tandyleatherfactory.com/products.asp?number=1565-24

opinions? They look kind of long in comparisn with the...

Two straps it is then. Thanks!

I am considering 2 vs. 3 straps. My local saddle shop is making me black 1 1/4" straps with holes 1/2" apart at a VERY reasonable price- bordering on ridiculously low. (St. Paul Saddlery...

I made quite a bit of progress over the holiday break. I need to press the kilt and put the top band on. After the canvas it really started to take shape. The buckles and lining and then I'm done!...

Yes, it's 100% Merino from Fraiser & Kirkbright. Thanks for the reassurances. I'll post a pic when I get the tailor stitching done.

Yes, the hidden pleat is before the first pleat. My mistake. It's actually deeper than the first pleat. The hidden pleat seems to pucker a bit at the bottom of the fell. I'm on step 5 and 6 on...

I know I need 2, 1 1/2" buckles for my kilt. I am having a saddle maker that lives next door make straps for me. How long should these straps be? How far apart would you put the holes? See page...

I am in the process of basting and tailor stitching the inverted pleat to the underapron and the last pleat to the apron. I put in a hidden pleat to allow for alteration later. The hidden pleat...

Thanks! I should be done by the end of Sep. if I stick to my schedule:roll:

I am doing my pleat basting and am wndering how the inverted pleat is supposed to fold as it goes from the bottom to the top of the kilt. Do I need to stretch and skew to match the stripes or is...