Most Peculiar Fabric Successfully Made into a Kilt?

[artificer]

If money were no object, I would construct one out of pure silk. And when I say "silk" I'm not talking about the silky-satiny, slippery stuff many may be thinking of. I'm thinking of the heavy, crepe (crape), a bit rough-to-the-touch silk that you would find in high-end kimonos.

The outside would be a black, shadow-tartan, and I would have the pleats inlaid with very colorful, Japanese floral designs and traditional motifs with fans, cherry blossoms, cranes, etc. from an actual, old kimono.

Then, for the straps, I would use traditional, Yamanashi　crafted deerskin (called inden)


Unfortunately, this is merely a pipe dream because the custom weave shadow tartan in black silk would break the bank! And the "inden" straps would NOT be cheap! But imagine the final result!!!

Oh, man Jim!

You can't propose an awesome project like this and NOT try to get it done, even if it takes years.

That would be amazing to see.

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[Piipriker]

Oh, man Jim!

You can't propose an awesome project like this and NOT try to get it done, even if it takes years.

That would be amazing to see.

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[sailortats]

I saw an older gentleman, just this week, waiting at a bus stop in S.F. wearing a royal blue corduroy kilt. It was made traditionally with the three buckles and looked to be an 8 yard kilt. It looked very heavy and very hot however.

[tundramanq]

Rocky, that one scares me. A lot of the old and not so old drapes had fiber glass in them for strength and sun resistance.

[LitTrog]

Ah yes! The Red & Green tartan! (Canadian joke - sorry everybody else; I just had to do it.)

I'm not Canadian, but I watch PBS!

[tulloch]

There was a bit of talk in the past about non-tartan designed fabric being made into very interestingly pleated kilts. Was it Tess? I saw a man at the highland games in Lincoln NH with fish or something in the pattern. From a distance it looked well done and fascinating. I tried to catch up with him in the crowd but was unable to find him and I never saw him again.

[sydnie7]

I made several Flamingo Kilts for a customer who wanted high-low corduroy. Boy, were they heavy, especially as he was a bit of a GoS, but the wales made pleating very easy.

I never got anybody to bite (so to speak) on the fabric pictured below. . . it's still sitting in the drawer, waiting to be pleated to the sssssssssstripe

[herminator]

I made several Flamingo Kilts for a customer who wanted high-low corduroy. Boy, were they heavy, especially as he was a bit of a GoS, but the wales made pleating very easy.

I never got anybody to bite (so to speak) on the fabric pictured below. . . it's still sitting in the drawer, waiting to be pleated to the sssssssssstripe

Weeeell. Hamish HAS one made in faux snake skin!

Shalom
Hermann

[rondo]

I never got anybody to bite (so to speak) on the fabric pictured below. . . it's still sitting in the drawer, waiting to be pleated to the sssssssssstripe

I am comfortable enough in my own skin that I could go for that [faux snake skin] in Modern Box pleat or kingussie style kilt. PM me if you have any interest in making a kilt from that fabric.
Rondo

[LitTrog]

I am comfortable enough in my own skin that I could go for that in Modern Box pleat or kingussie style kilt. PM me if you have any interest in making a kilt from that fabric.
Rondo

You rock.