Quote Originally Posted by ratspike View Post
I love tweed, and I think tweed kilts are fabulous. I have one that I made with some brown-ish/ochre-ish stuff that I picked up on ebay for practically nothing. It was lovely to work with and holds a pleat well. It has a windowpane pattern so it was fussier to sew than a solid color, but didn't make me want to pull my hair out like tartan does.
I have always loved tweed also (even before I even knew what it was), and am also dying to have a kilt in a checked, herringbone or donegal weave for Autumn/Winter wear, so I am right there with you, Gwynng. We have a retailer here in the Chicago area, Vogue Fabrics, that always stocks an excellent selection of tweed and other traditional woolen suit fabrics (even cashmere blends) and also has kilt-making patterns, so I intend to enlist the sewing skills of my girlfriend's mom--the craftiest (in the good sense) woman I've ever met, who loves to have a project to keep her busy--to make it a reality (one of the reasons I've become so good at buying jewelry). Best of luck to you, and be sure to post photos!