My first DIY kilt

**Phicong** · 6th January 07, 10:12 PM

This is my first self made kilt. I like the looks of corduroy but found that it required splicing two pieces to have suffiicient material for the kilt. I spent about 30+ hours pondering, calculating pleats and wondering how to do this. Then I finally started and 8 hours later, through two days, it was done. I used three different kilt making instructions, blending them but my next will be with much larger 1st and last pleats.
Have several pics but now find I cannot post them. Well , anyway, I have my first DIY kilt and my wife says it looks very nice.
Gordon of Clan MacHardy origin.

**MacWage** · 6th January 07, 10:18 PM

Try photobucket (really is easy and FREE!).

**Warlock** · 6th January 07, 11:11 PM

Congats! Can't wait to see the pics.

**Navyguy** · 7th January 07, 03:45 AM

I gotta see pics, I was thinking of corduroy.

**McMurdo** · 7th January 07, 03:46 AM

lets see the pics, and congrats.

**David Dalglish** · 7th January 07, 04:31 AM

Congratulations on you first home made kilt. Need the pictures?

**Splash_4** · 7th January 07, 07:08 AM

Corduroy? Yes, let's see pics.

**BLAZN** · 7th January 07, 03:30 PM

I thought about doing one in corduroy.

I actually found a corduroy material at a huge fabric store in Manchester, NH that was also a generic tartan. I couldn't afford to buy any at the time, but I'm thinking of going back for some next pay day!

Oh... and... figure out the pics!

**McMurdo** · 7th January 07, 03:39 PM

Phicong, have you checked out this thread it gives you instructions on how to post pictures:

http://www.xmarksthescot.com/forum/s...ad.php?t=12013

**Phicong** · 7th January 07, 08:31 PM

Here are a few pics of the kilt. I took the pictures myself with a delay on the camera so they may not be the best.

http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p...Picture034.jpg

http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p...Picture031.jpg

http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p...Picture027.jpg

http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p...Picture028.jpg

http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p...Picture032.jpg

Now I have ordered some tartan type material (Wool/Poly) from Canada to experiment on a semi-traditional kilt, and I plan to make another corduroy since I understand the problems, and also a poly/cotton or two for wearing around.

Gordon of Clan MacHardy origin