Jonesing for "The Art of Kilt Making"

[OC Richard]

I have my well-worn copy of The Art of Kiltmaking and today I'm starting a 5-day kiltmaking workshop with Elsie Stuehmeyer herself!

It's something I've always wanted to do, ever since in the mid-1970s my grandmother made my first kilt for me, from a mostly-guesswork design that I came up with from looking at photos (neither of us had ever seen a kilt in person).

The Art of Kiltmaking is a must-have for anyone who owns and wears traditional kilts, and especially for anyone shopping for a traditional kilt. The most useful part of the book for the kilt-buyer is the section with a large number of closeup photos showing well-made and poorly-made pleats... that section, alone, is worth the price of the book, and pays for itself by helping the shopper avoid costly mistakes.