Jonesing for Fabric paid off?!?

[ChattanCat]

Gah, guilty feelings that I am making something for myself rather than my father, who has been without a kilt for decades....

Making kilts is a learned trade and your kilts will get better with more practice. So, you are doing your father a great favor by doing a prototype first. And you get to wear the prototype too!

[Carolina Kiltman]

Making kilts is a learned trade and your kilts will get better with more practice. So, you are doing your father a great favor by doing a prototype first. And you get to wear the prototype too!

Definitely I agree with ChattanCat! I did a sport-jacket conversion, and I would NOT have wanted to try it for a friend, (or enemy for that matter). Now I would be willing to give it a try. I would feel better if I did one or two more before I start passing them off on innocent parties!

[Smayniac]

Making kilts is a learned trade and your kilts will get better with more practice. So, you are doing your father a great favor by doing a prototype first. And you get to wear the prototype too!

I've made five now, three for myself and two for my son. They definitely improve with experience, although my most recent is my first tartan and that adds a whole new level of "fun."

Bob

[Downix]

I've made five now, three for myself and two for my son. They definitely improve with experience, although my most recent is my first tartan and that adds a whole new level of "fun."

Bob

This is #3 for me, my first tartan kilt. A learning curve, never realized how much pulling the thread tight can move the stripe alignment "just" enough to be noticeable...

[Smayniac]

I definitely learned from my first tartan as well. I decided to do much of the work by machine and still had alignment issues(which the rabble were polite enough to overlook at our Burns Supper). I have material for another "practice" kilt before attempting my wool. It's harder than it seems. Do you have "The Book?" Even though I did a lot of machine work, Barb's book was handy to have.

Bob