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    No longer a secondhand kilt, now a custom kilt!

    I received my Isle Of Skye rebuild yesterday. A big thank you and virtual hugs to wonderful kilt maker. Bonnie is an artist.
    While I have enjoyed wearing this kilt, it never felt right. I had to hem it to a usable length but of course the bottom felt heavy and didn't move quite right also the hip was too tight.
    I attended a continuing ed class today and wore by "new" custom kilt. It was much more comfortable than any other time I have worn it for an extended period. I received many complements and it was a great icebreaker.
    A we are both little rumpled after a long day.

    The pleat shot.

    This was a fairly well built kilt but some of the little details have been improved. See the following photos of the under apron right side/reverse pleat.
    Original stitching

    New stitching
    Kevin Cernoch
    Kilted with a Czechered Ancestry.

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    Great-looking kilt, and you look good wearing it. Love those hose and flashes with it.
    I changed my signature. The old one was too ridiculous.

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    The rebuild looks superb, Bonnie's work is outstanding!
    Regards, Sav.

    "The Sun Never Sets on X-Marks!"

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    I read earlier about the rebuild, IOS is my favorite tartan. Bonnie did a great job and it looks very handsome on you!

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    Was the kilt an ex-hire? My IOS was and needed to have the canvas and lining replaced. In the process of doing that, noticed that there wasn't a stabilizer either. Took about a day to do the work, but the kilt fit much better afterward. It really is amazing how much the inner structure of a kilt does for a good fit.

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    Quote Originally Posted by gwynng View Post
    Was the kilt an ex-hire? My IOS was and needed to have the canvas and lining replaced. In the process of doing that, noticed that there wasn't a stabilizer either. Took about a day to do the work, but the kilt fit much better afterward. It really is amazing how much the inner structure of a kilt does for a good fit.
    No, this was privately owned and had all the internal components. I am just shorter with more "junk in the trunk".
    Kevin Cernoch
    Kilted with a Czechered Ancestry.

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    great looking kilt! I too have a "Isle of Skye" kilt and wore it to the Charleston SC Highland games. As soon as we got out of our car a young 10 year old said "nice kilt mister!" Best regards to all Mattie
    No matter how hard you push the envelop, it will always be stationery!

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    I must agree that the kilt is an excellent job well done. Details about the flashes please?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Tarheel View Post
    I must agree that the kilt is an excellent job well done. Details about the flashes please?
    The flashes are actually the matching garter ties from a set of House of Cheviot Sandringham hose in their Country Collection.
    Matt Newsome had a sale on these a while ago and I couldn't pass up the savings since I had just received my R'lyeh tartan kilt.
    Kevin Cernoch
    Kilted with a Czechered Ancestry.

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    You and the kilt look great...

    ...and total agreement, Bonnie is an artist-kiltmaker of THE highest order.

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