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15th February 23, 04:24 PM
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Newbie kilt maker here - heading to Scotland this Fall!
Hello all - I'm excited to be a part of this community! I'm in the very early stages of making a kilt for my husband, and hopefully I'll finish it in time for a couple of local Highland Games this summer, as well as our 10th wedding anniversary this fall that we'll be celebrating in Scotland! I have 8 yds of 16 oz. ancient McAllister tartan, and the amazing "Art of Kiltmaking" instruction book. Any and all tips are welcome!!
Lori (Fraser) McAllister
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15th February 23, 04:32 PM
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Failte from The Home of the Blues!
Tha mi uabhasach sgith gach latha.
“A man should look as if he has bought his clothes (kilt) with intelligence, put them (it) on with care, and then forgotten all about them (it).” Paraphrased from Hardy Amies
Proud member of the Clans Urquhart and MacKenzie.
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15th February 23, 04:32 PM
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Welcome!
Enjoy your time here! I hope your trip to Scotland is spectacular! He is a lucky gent to have his wife make his kilts!
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15th February 23, 04:48 PM
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 from NE Colorado!
"Cuimhnich air na daoine o'n d'thaining thu"
Remember the men from whom you are descended.
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15th February 23, 06:00 PM
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Welcome to the "Great Rabble"!  
Rev'd Father Bill White: Mostly retired Parish Priest & former Elementary Headmaster. Lover of God, dogs, most people, joy, tradition, humour & clarity. Legion Padre, theologian, teacher, philosopher, linguist, encourager of hearts & souls & a firm believer in dignity, decency, & duty. A proud Canadian Sinclair with solid Welsh and other heritage.
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15th February 23, 11:15 PM
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 Originally Posted by lorilavon
Hello all - I'm excited to be a part of this community! I'm in the very early stages of making a kilt for my husband, and hopefully I'll finish it in time for a couple of local Highland Games this summer, as well as our 10th wedding anniversary this fall that we'll be celebrating in Scotland! I have 8 yds of 16 oz. ancient McAllister tartan, and the amazing "Art of Kiltmaking" instruction book. Any and all tips are welcome!!
Lori (Fraser) McAllister
Welcome from Waukesha, neighbor.
I'm about to start my first kilt making project as well.
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16th February 23, 07:36 AM
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Welcome to the forum from Western Canada!
"Good judgement comes from experience, and experience
well, that comes from poor judgement."
A. A. Milne
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17th February 23, 03:57 AM
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Welcome from a Scotsman living in the English Midlands.Your husband is very fortunate; my wife thinks my kilt-wearing is very eccentric!
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17th February 23, 05:48 AM
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Best of luck with your kilt project!
The Art of Kiltmaking is terrific.
That being said, I don't think there's any substitute for a hands-on kiltmaking workshop.
I took one from Elsie Stuehmeyer. It was, in truth, one of the most interesting weeks in my life. Spending that time with a room-full of cool people intent on the same thing I was, all the time getting hands-on instruction and loads of great stories about kiltmaking in Glasgow in the 1950s in Elsie's lovely Glaswegian accent.
Proud Mountaineer from the Highlands of West Virginia; son of the Revolution and Civil War; first Europeans on the Guyandotte
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17th February 23, 06:10 AM
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Welcome, from Inverness-shire.
" Rules are for the guidance of wise men and the adherence of idle minds and minor tyrants". Field Marshal Lord Slim.
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