G'day from Melbourne, Australia

**Hamish** · 31st March 08, 09:59 AM

A belated welcome to you from England's south coast.

I too just love the tartan, just one of several Irish tartans I have mentally earmarked for future purchase, and it is good to see it made up as a kilt, rather than just as a swatch.

Take care,
Ham.

**greenguzzi** · 31st March 08, 02:57 PM

Thanks again all for ya welcome.

Originally Posted by Hamish

A belated welcome to you from England's south coast.

Not far from the Isle of Wight I see. I used to go there for my holidays when I was a young lad! Lovely part of the world you live in. I haven't been back there since I moved to Australia in 1974.

I have to make it back there sometime.

**Arizona Scot** · 31st March 08, 03:12 PM

Hello and welcome to the rabble from sunny and hot Arizona.

**Darkislander** · 31st March 08, 03:50 PM

Hi, where are you in Melbourne? I have a friend in St Kilda who works at the St Vincent hospital.

**cacunn** · 31st March 08, 03:58 PM

Welcome from South Central Pennsylvania. To seal some else's tag line the best way to get over being self conscious about wearing a kilt is Just Do It.

**greenguzzi** · 7th April 08, 02:35 AM

Thanks again everyone!

Originally Posted by Darkislander

Hi, where are you in Melbourne? I have a friend in St Kilda who works at the St Vincent hospital.

I'm in the South Eastern 'burbs. Near Glen Waverley. A fair bit further out from the city than St. Kilda.

**sjrapid** · 7th April 08, 05:10 AM

Originally Posted by greenguzzi

Another question if I may (just curiosity this time). I was looking at the seam of my kilt (it's an 8-yard knife pleated kilt), and I noticed that the last pleat on the left hand side (just before it becomes the apron) has an extra line of curved stitching (like an additional seam) it runs for the length of the fold. At first I thought it was a mistake, but on further inspection it is obviously meant to be there. So I was wondering; is this normal, why is it there?

It's normal - it's there to stop the bottom of the pleat from hanging too low and being seen sticking out - both my hand-sewn trads have this [goes and checks in closet...] and my machine-sewn causal has it...

oh, and a warm welcome to the forum from London.

best regards

**Donnie** · 7th April 08, 05:19 AM

Welcome

fron the piedmont of North Carolina. Sorry, no answer to your question here!

**greenguzzi** · 7th April 08, 06:11 AM

Hi Donnie! Thanks for the welcome!

Hey Steve, I'm also a Steven, and I'm also from London (Bermondsey). But I've not been there for a few years now. And thanks for the explanation of that extra line of stitching.

Cheers from the Land Down Under....

**AL-58** · 7th April 08, 02:53 PM

Originally Posted by greenguzzi

Thanks again everyone!

I'm in the South Eastern 'burbs. Near Glen Waverley. A fair bit further out from the city than St. Kilda.

I was just visiting a friend in Kilsyth just up the road from you in January, long rehab and he's going under the knife again today I think. Had the sidecar there, on the way to Tas for a couple of festivals down there.

Al