Novice tailor tackles X-kilt

[fluter]

Here then is the final result, fore and aft:



There are some faults, but this is why we learn with inexpensive cotton! I understand my brethren's references to kilts for yard work! but as a first project, I feel good about it.

I have made the classic mis-reading, and considered the 3-inch "forward facing" side of the first/last pleats to yield a 1.5 inch half-pleat. That could certainly be deeper, as I should know from playing with my SWK and other kilts.

The left corner of the apron seems destined to curl up. this may have to do with the A-shaping, or perhaps I pulled the back of the underpleat in a funny way. I did sew down the edge of that underpleat, and perhaps I missed. Deepening the front half of the first pleat might help, as well.

I have pretty good sized under-apron pleats on both sides (5 and 6 inches). Perhaps a bit more would be better.

In my most dramatic "oops," I re-ordered the steps in "measure twice, cut once." I had just re-figured my length, coming up with a slightly shorter figure than before; and when I cut, I left out a generous hem allowance. D'oh! Yet all is not lost: it was a high-rise X-kilt, now it's a low-rise one. There is plenty of fabric on the other side for a nice high-rise Mark 1 A1 model!

Almost forgot my most pressing question: with a 9-10 inch over apron, what is optimum size of the under-apron??? I'm about the size of the hypothetical guy in Appendix 1 diagram, but was not very sure what was included in the 16 inch allocation for the under apron. I extended a bit with a deep (6") apron pleat, then made the apron 10 inches wide. I'll wear it a while and see what happens.

[auld argonian]

An admirable achievement!

Best

AA

[McJore]

that looks very nice, im planning on making one also

[Tartan Hiker]

Almost forgot my most pressing question: with a 9-10 inch over apron, what is optimum size of the under-apron??? I'm about the size of the hypothetical guy in Appendix 1 diagram, but was not very sure what was included in the 16 inch allocation for the under apron. I extended a bit with a deep (6") apron pleat, then made the apron 10 inches wide. I'll wear it a while and see what happens.

I'd suggest that you make the under apron at least long enough to extend past your left thigh while standing. If you make it much shorter, you'll find that when you sit down the aprons will part ways in the middle and create an opportunity for major exposure.