New kilt for me by a forum member

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I sent some of my Regimental weight Gordon Modern fabric to one of our members who has proven his kilt making skill. I figured since I have a 4-yard box in this fabric, and a 13 oz. knife pleat, I might as well get a cold weather 8-yarder. And hey, let’s make it a Military Box Pleat while we’re at it. So after a waiting period (this person styles himself “an occasional kilt maker”), a box arrived in the mail. I was a bit shocked when I opened it, as you might expect.



But once you get past the sewn shut Barbie-pink wrapping cloth, the objective is revealed.



He really didn’t want these pleats to get messed up in the mail. This thing was packed as well as anything I’ve ever seen.



Check out how this length of elastic is sewn across the pleats on the inside to keep them from getting tangled (which I guess can happen with the MBP)



This kilt hangs very nicely, and I’m very happy with the length (unfortunately, the camera angle doesn’t show it too well. I asked for it to be a bit shorter than I normally do). Yeah, I ought to have put shoes on, but I had just gotten home and taken them off. Call the kilt police!!



He did a great job on these pleats. The horizontal alignment is spot on. They hang perfectly straight, and the weight of the 18 oz fabric gives them a full but (to my view) understated swing. (Sorry for the slight focus problem. My son the photog)






Yet when you need to pose like this, they splay out nicely.



If an 8-yard, 16-oz kilt is a tank, this thing is a 155 mm howitzer. The workmanship is outstanding, and attention to detail is meticulous. I’d reveal the kilt maker’s identity, but if I did he’d likely get inundated with orders, causing him undue stress and making him ….




Wait for it…



Wait for it…


way 2 fractious



Thanks Richard.