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    Kilt Kamp 2017 - official registration thread plus more details

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    Now accepting registrations for Kilt Kamp 2017
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    What: Kilt Kamp is the place for you to learn how to make a kilt for the first time, extend your kiltmaking to a new kind of kilt, or just have a great time making your umpteenth kilt in the company of kiltmaking friends. Whether you want to make a hand-sewn traditional kilt (knife pleated, box pleated, Kingussie, or reverse Kingussie) or a contemporary kilt, either machine- or hand-sewn (maybe even with hidden pockets!), Kilt Kamp is the place to do it and have fun at the same time.

    You will sign up for either the Traditional Kilt course or the Contemporary Kilt course, but you can move freely between the two. Space is limited – 8 registrants in the trad course and 8 in the contemporary course. First dibs will go to those who expressed an interest in the first thread.

    When: starts 8 am sharp on Sunday, July 23, ends 5 pm Friday, July 28. The Great American Irish Festival is on Saturday the 29th, and people are welcome to stay an extra day to go to the Festival. Great musical entertainment plus a pipe band competition.

    Where: Hamilton College, Clinton, NY; low-cost housing (~$40/night/room - you can share a room if you want) is available in the dorms (although the dorm is not air conditioned); motel and B&B options are available nearby.

    Instructors: Barb Tewksbury (author of The Art of Kiltmaking) for traditional kiltmaking (knife, box, and Kingussie) and Steve Ashton (owner of Freedom Kilts) for contemporary kiltmaking.

    Cost: Same has last several years - US$350 plus lodging. You provide tartan (or we can order tartan for you at wholesale prices) and other kilting materials.

    Registration: Send an email to Barb Tewksbury at btewksbu@hamilton.edu, and she will email you the registration form. To secure a place, return the registration form along with a deposit of US$200. Once you are registered, you will receive additional info on logistics and supplies. The balance of the registration fee, plus lodging if you are staying in the dorm, will be due no later than July 1.

    As Steve did last year, I will keep a running list of folks who have already registered. Because many of the folks who have registered so far have been to previous Kilt Kamps and have made kilts before, we'll take more folks than 8 in the trad workshop, as we did last year. I will update the list below as registration deposits come in:

    Traditional
    d.quayle
    h.hastings
    Stephan
    c.stirlen
    Raen
    DrymenKilts
    Stoff
    Anne V.
    Okiwen

    Contemporary
    Mike in Dayton
    CEHouse X 2
    Last edited by Barb T; 15th June 17 at 06:28 AM.
    Kiltmaker, piper, and geologist (one of the few, the proud, with brains for rocks....
    Member, Scottish Tartans Authority
    Geology stuff (mostly) at http://people.hamilton.edu/btewksbu
    The Art of Kiltmaking at http://theartofkiltmaking.com

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    There are currently only 3 people signed up for the Contemporary side of the Kiltmaking course. Now would be the time if anyone else would like to join us.

    Many people think Solid colored or Utility style kilts when they read Contemporary. I can assure you that a Contemporary kilt is much more.

    We start with all the same elements found in a Traditional kilt. We then modify them - 1) To increase durability for longevity. A Contemporary kilt is designed to last through frequent or even everyday wear. This can also include planning for future alterations. 2) We can make the kilt to fit how the wearer wishes to wear their kilt. Full Rise, Mid Rise and even Low Rise. 3) We can show you how to modify the kilt to use synthetic Tartans or solid colors. These require slightly different techniques. 4) And finally we can show you how to include pockets so that they do not show even when loaded up.

    A Contemporary kilt may be hand-stitched or machine-stitched.

    The true beauty of a Contemporary kilt is that all the same internal elements that give a traditional kilt the swish are still present. Most people will not be able to tell a Contemporary kilt from a Traditional kilt.

    So, if you would like to take your kilt making skills to the next level and learn how to make your perfect kilt then contact Barb and join us.
    Steve Ashton
    www.freedomkilts.com
    Skype (webcam enabled) thewizardofbc
    I wear the kilt because:
    Swish + Swagger = Swoon.

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    The Wizard is on his way to Kilt Kamp 2017. He flew to Toronto, Ontario, on the Red Eye Flight out of Victoria, and should be arriving sometime day.....

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    And we're all ready for him!!
    Kiltmaker, piper, and geologist (one of the few, the proud, with brains for rocks....
    Member, Scottish Tartans Authority
    Geology stuff (mostly) at http://people.hamilton.edu/btewksbu
    The Art of Kiltmaking at http://theartofkiltmaking.com

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    Kilt Kamp should have already started! Where are the photos? Some of us are living vicariously through the photos.....(since we could not come in person)....

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