If you want to first try a 'sports' kilt this is the easiest and can take a few hours and produce a good 'outing' kilt. You can progress to a sport kilt with the waist to hip sewn for a more tradational look. After that is the BIG jump to a traditional sewn kilt. If you go to your local library and ask for the book The Art of Kiltmaking. They will probably have to get it on loan from another library. This is the BIG BIBLE on kiltmaking...or you can spend around $30.00 and buy it.

I took this route and each kilt is a progression in technique and confidence. I currently have 14 selfmade kilts ranging from sport to my verson of a neo-modern kilt (camo with knife edges and sewn waist to hip). I looked at the pattern first and opted for web links, THE BOOK and trial by experience.

Good Luck,

RLJ-