Newbie Pipers Plaid project

[Nate Brown]

Hi All,
I am embarking on a journey to see if I just might be able to make a kilt or two. It might seem improbable that a 37 year old male would try something like this...but here I am. I'm a piper in my band (Spokane County Firefighters P&D). At a recent piping school I met a woman from Southern California, that was an accomplished kilter for her band. Through a brief conversation with her about kilt making, I because curious. So a few weeks later, and after purchasing The Art of Kiltmaking, and various other supplies, I'm ready to start. I think I will start with a less complicated Pipers Plaid.

As I have come to find, there is very little specific instructions on how to make a Pipers Plaid. So I am going to have to reverse engineer one. Using a pipers plaid I already have, I am able to get the general idea of how the pleats need to go, and how long I will need to make it. I've come up with a pleat layout, and I have basted the full width of the plaid at a couple of spots on one end. Here's a couple of pictures of what I have so far