The Most Comfortable Kilt

[Pleater]

My most comfortable kilts started out as top end duvet covers - it does entail making your own kilts, but I just pleat the fabric and sew on a narrow waistband just to bind the top.

Anything will do to hold it on, a couple of D rings and fabric reinforced with cotton tape, click together squeeze apart buckles, buttons, safety pins - or even Velcro.

The material is difficult to crease but seems happy enough to be folded into pleats. The kilt is heavy enough not to feel flimsy but comfortable in midsummer heat.

It can be thrown in the washing machine, lounged about in, carried in a backpack and even worn when wading in the sea, and it still looks kiltish.

The only thing to watch out for is a pattern with an obvious vertical line not printed on the grain of the fabric. Plain or something random is the best option.

Anne the Pleater :ootd:

[Alan H]

My most comfortable kilts started out as top end duvet covers - it does entail making your own kilts, but I just pleat the fabric and sew on a narrow waistband just to bind the top.

Anything will do to hold it on, a couple of D rings and fabric reinforced with cotton tape, click together squeeze apart buckles, buttons, safety pins - or even Velcro.

The material is difficult to crease but seems happy enough to be folded into pleats. The kilt is heavy enough not to feel flimsy but comfortable in midsummer heat.

It can be thrown in the washing machine, lounged about in, carried in a backpack and even worn when wading in the sea, and it still looks kiltish.

The only thing to watch out for is a pattern with an obvious vertical line not printed on the grain of the fabric. Plain or something random is the best option.

Anne the Pleater :ootd:

Nice, Ann! Though I have to say, that's the first time I've ever heard of duvet covers having a second life as a kilt!

[Alan H]

Gotta love Seamus ats Sportkilt. There's a reason that about 90% of the athletes wear sportkilts.

Personally, my most comfortable kilt is my digicamo cotton-poly reverse kinguisse. Love that thing. It just got washed this weekend after going on several sweaty hikes around Thanksgiving. It's got sewn-down pleat edges. I spent about 10 minutes ironing it....first time on the ironing board in 3+ months..... and the thing looks just fine.

I dig it.