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12th September 07, 04:15 PM
#1
 Originally Posted by James MacMillan
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His family is of mixed Polynisian and Scottish blood. Most of the men in his family either wear the "Lava Lava" (spelling?) or the kilt. His grand mother made his kilt for him. It is georgeous! If you can visualize it, it was pleated to sett, meaning that the pattern from the front apron continued across the back, just like in a tartan.
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I must say that this kilt - and I know of no other name for it, was just beautiful.
Has any one of you seen anything similar?
A full kilt, made with non-traditional, no-tartan cloth?
And, yes I have seen the UK made from cami material, but never a Hawaiian print.
Well even if he hadn't said that his Grandmother made it, it couldn't have been a UK, because they've never made a traditionally styled kilt regardless of the material. They did make a UK-styled Hawaiian print kilt though, Way2Fractcious has one.
Panache took this picture of a traditionally styled kilt, pleated to sett using non-traditional fabric. I like it!

Best regards,
Jake
[B]Less talk, more monkey![/B]
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12th September 07, 04:19 PM
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 Originally Posted by Monkey@Arms
Well even if he hadn't said that his Grandmother made it, it couldn't have been a UK, because they've never made a traditionally styled kilt regardless of the material. They did make a UK-styled Hawaiian print kilt though, Way2Fractcious has one.
Panache took this picture of a traditionally styled kilt, pleated to sett using non-traditional fabric. I like it!
Best regards,
Jake
Ah! Bettie Page, I like. Unfortunatly, the hem is frayed and the fell too long! other than that cool kilt.
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12th September 07, 04:45 PM
#3
I am currently working on just that sort of thing.
A customer who spends half the year on Maui brought in some Hawaiian print fabric and requested a Dress Model Kilt made from it.
He wants to retain the print in the pleating so I am having to piece the fabric similarly to what I do when Camo fabric needs the pattern going horizontally.
I'll see if I can post some pics when I get it done.
The fabric of most Hawaiian prints is VERY light however and I would not advise it for a normal kilt unless you are prepared to add a lot of extra fabric to achieve enough weight to prevent fly-away. The one I am working on will use almost 11 yards and will have pleats almost 11 inches deep.
Steve Ashton
www.freedomkilts.com
Skype (webcam enabled) thewizardofbc
I wear the kilt because: Swish + Swagger = Swoon.
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12th September 07, 05:20 PM
#4
 Originally Posted by Monkey@Arms
Panache took this picture of a traditionally styled kilt, pleated to sett using non-traditional fabric. I like it!

That's pretty much it! It was a flowered print, but that is the idea!
His wasn't wrinckled as much, but that's it......
I just knew that someone had done it before!!!!
There is nothing new under the sun!
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