Kilt Kamp 2013 - details and registration!!!

[Barb T]

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Now accepting registrations for Kilt Kamp 2013
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Where: Clinton, NY (about an hour east of Syracuse)

When: July 28 – August 1, 2013

What: Kilt Kamp is the place for you to learn how to make a kilt for the first time, extend your kiltmaking to a new kind of kilt, or just have a great time making your umpteenth kilt in the company of kiltmaking friends. Whether you want to make a hand-sewn traditional kilt (knife pleated, box pleated, or Kingussie) or a machine-sewn contemporary kilt (maybe even with hidden pockets!), Kilt Kamp is the place to do it and have fun at the same time.

You will sign up for either the Traditional Kilt course or the Contemporary Kilt course, but you can move freely between the two. Space is limited – 8 registrants in the trad course and 8 in the contemporary course. Registration is first come, first served, although XMarkers will have first priority for registrations received before March 1.

Instructors: Barbara Tewksbury (author of The Art of Kiltmaking) and Steve Ashton (owner of Freedom Kilts)

Dates: Class starts at 8 am on Sunday, July 28th and will be over in the evening on Thursday, August 1. If you come a day early, you can join us for the Great American Irish Festival on Saturday, July 27. Great musical entertainment plus a pipe band competition.

Cost: $350, plus meals, lodging, and supplies (you provide fabric). Dorm housing is available in single rooms on campus at $45/night, or you can make your own housing arrangements.

Registration: An email to btewksbu@hamilton.edu plus a deposit of $200 will secure you a place, with the balance due no later than July 1. Once you are registered, you will receive additional info on logistics and supplies.

[Joanne Graham]

Yahoo! I finally remember my password (and finish my son's kilt!) and check in just in time for info about 2013 Kilt Kamp. Congrats to you and Steve for putting this together. I shall be registering soon.

[Barb T]

Marvy - will be great to have you! We already have 5 people (including you) who are in the process of registering!

[Grizzled Ian]

Good evening,

I've just finished reading the thread from the 2012 iteration, run by the Wizard of BC and the Kiltmaker Emeritus at Steve's place, and what a grand time did K-Knome reveal with her photography. Seems instruction and achievement were well leavened with story and mirth.

I'm not going to bring a boomerang or a model of the Sydney Opera House. I do undertake to bring something that's got nothing to do with kilts or kilt accessories, but has a story to it about me and where I come from. Just a suggestion that another attendee might consider bringing their own ice-breaker.

Last year there was already a good thread bubbling along by this stage of March. I hope to heck I'm not the only attendee this year, although I guess I wouldn't mind the personal tuition!

Cheers,

[Barb T]

Definitely not the only one! We have 11 so far with 3 more "likelies" in the hopper! If anyone coming wants to get rolling with intros using this thread, that would be great!

[The Wizard of BC]

OK, I'll start off.

If you have ever wanted to make a kilt but the idea of hand-stitching seems daunting, or if you want a kilt made out of something other than Wool Tartan, or if you want a kilt that fits differently than a Traditional kilt then perhaps the Contemporary kiltmaking course is for you.

The Contemporary Kilt making course is a bit different from the Traditional Kiltmaking course.
It is not a step-by-step course. We will concentrate on your individual needs and style.
Each Contemporary Kilt is an individual garment. They suit individual needs and desires. It is a time for brainstorming and asking "what if".

We will cover the major and minor differences between a Traditional and Contemporary Kilt.
You will see and feel some of the fabrics that a Contemporary kilt can be made from and why some are better than others.
You will learn how to lay out the parts of a kilt.
You will learn about different construction techniques.
You will get hints and tips about what works and what doesn't.
By the end of the course you should have a firm experience base to build almost any type of kilt.

Do to limited availability of sewing machines and irons not everyone may be able to finish a kilt during the course. You will have the knowledge to continue and finish your kilt on your own.

I will ask you to bring your fabric, thread and any extras you need like interfacing or lining fabric.

If you have a portable sewing machine please consider bringing it.

If you have questions about the course, about what fabric you should bring, or anything else, please remember that I am simply an email, phone or Skype call away.

(And yes, because I have been asked, I will have the Dress Blue Tartan kilt available for anyone who would like to see what I think is the world's first Fully Traditional, Hand-Sewn Kilt with Pockets.)

[Barb T]

We're also going to have a couple of guest lectures during Kilt Kamp via Webex! Brian Wilton from the Scottish Tartans Authority is going to talk to us about 'The Global Symbolism of Tartan', which will be great. Having a virtual seminar means that we'll be able to see and hear Brian, and he'll be able to see and hear us all without ever leaving Scotland!

I've also sent an email to Matt Newsome to see if he'd be willing to talk to us, too. If any of you have ideas for other people who would make good guest speakers and who might be willing to give a webinar a go, I'd love to have suggestions.

Robert Pel from RKilts _might_ be able to stop by for a visit on his way to and from games during his busy summer. Crossing fingers that this can happen!

[Dani Mac]

I'm a Happy Kilt Kamper. I'm trying to decide what fabric to work with. I've been making kilts for other people. Maybe this one I'll make for myself.

I live in Minnesota. Anyone else coming from this area?

[Barb T]

If you're thinking of a kilt for yourself, you might look at the following thread:

http://www.xmarksthescot.com/forum/f...t-woman-75461/

[Stephan]

Hey folks,

I'm hoping that the images that I have attached will be seen....hope it worked! The images are of the kilt that I am attempting to make. Tartan cloth from House of Edgar, 8 yards of 16oz single width, Mackay-modern colours. Oh, yes, I WILL be at Kilt Kamp this summer! I have to admit that progress has been slow. So far, the kilt is pleated and basted and I'm now focusing work on the aprons.

This whole adventure began at this time last year. I had been planning a trip to Scotland to take place in May 2012. The reason for going was that I had received an invitation to a cousins wedding. "Great", I thought as I hadn't been back to Scotland in about 16 years or so. Also, my mother is Scottish and I would be seeing many of my relatives there. I thought it would be a good idea and as good a time to look into getting my first kilt. The researching began. How much does a kilt cost? What constitutes a good quality kilt? Why 8 yards and not 5 yards? Pleated to the sett or the stripe? Hand sewn or machine sewn? Who will I choose as a kiltmaker?? So, having found answers to all my questions I sat and waited for the kilt to be made. It arrived in due time and it looked marvelous and it exceeded my expectations. I had commisioned a kilt, hand stitched, made of cloth from HoE, 8 yards, 13 oz single width, Mackenzie (muted colours). However, I had noticed a small problem with the way the pleats were hanging from where the pleats began. Without going into a whole lot of detail and due to a measuring error on my part the kilt was sent back and the problem was resolved. But while this was taking place, I felt a had to research "why" a kilt would do this because of a measuring issue? This of course led me to purchase Barb Tewksbury's book "The Art of Kiltmaking". Reading through helped me understand how kilts are made and how they should fit. Next thing I know and with Barb's advice I purchased my first length of tartan cloth (pictured above) and started the work of kiltmaking.

I'm very much looking forward to our gathering this summer and meeting everyone involved. BTW, I've also attached an image of the kilting cloth that I will be using for Kilt Kamp: Drummond of Perth(reproduction colours), 4 yards of 15 oz, double width cloth from DC Dalgliesh. Pretty NICE, eh?!

Cheers,

Stephane