Quote Originally Posted by Andrew Breecher
Alan, I just want to say this is an excellent post. Despite all your minor setbacks, you're still forging ahead full-steam, and don't worry - any setback you snag is just what anyone else would hit too. It's good for other new "tailors" to see - perhaps they'll overcome their mistakes with equal aplomb.

Andrew.
Thanks, Andrew. This is why I'm writing it. The idea is to give us "amateur" kiltmakers some insights into what another total hack (me) went through to make a traditional kilt. This will be a realistic, blow-by-blow accounting of every step every success, failure, surprise, deviation, and so on in the process. It will hopefully culminate in a picture of Yours Truly in his first, all wool, 7 yard, traditional kilt.

BTW, I have already deviated from Barb's book by joining the pieces already. Barb has you join the pieces after you stitch up a mess of pleats. Ann Stewarts article in "Threads" says the same thing. I think I'm glad I tacked it now, and not later. What if I hadn't been able to make it work?