I'm new to Kilts know They are cost $$$$

[Caberjames]

I want to make a kilt just a good plain color traditional with the colors of the confederate calvery colors pretty much all grey with a black waste band. I also want to do buttons going in a v from top to bottom like the confederate general "BDU" jackets in the front, and maybe even an original st Andrews cross not the battle flag. Utili-kilt does this but it only goes about half way and is buttons I want to do period replaca's I also want a box plete. I plan on duplicating these and wearing them all the time instead of pants except when removing asbestos and other stuff. I have allways wanted a kilt but 500+ is way to much I know that utili-kilt has one for 200 but if you make it your self it means more. My family history is McSpadden, McSpaden,McCLain, and also Palmer. they all pretty much came over in the 1700's and had a real thing for the long dark haired cherokee natives and I ended up about 1/2 cherokee and 1/2 Scotch/Irish I look like Erick the Red when MY beard and hair is grown out but I stay clean shaven from the neck up for th Resporators. I'm Home bound for about a month due to a spinal fusion so I want to do this now to occupie my time to much womenly shows on the TV during the day. have been looking on the net and seen a few sites but it is the waist and hip taper that is throwing me. the boxing I under stand, and I can sew. Isew up caving gera bags slinggs , and what knot. If someone could help I would be foe ever in your debt. I also would like to hang around I have a lot of clan family's one of the being the Hanna's.

[jfellrath]

Welcome aboard. A big part of this forum is the Kiltmakers section where many of our members discuss different techniques for making different kinds of kilts. Some are pros, some are amateurs, but each has their own way of making kilts, and I'm sure you can find someone's work to match what you want to do.

[Cawdorian]

James, welcome from another James in North Georgia. I wish you a speedy recovery from your spinal fusion. My wife had a spinal fusion last year, I know the recovery period can be rough.

[Livingston]

Welcome from the highlands of Colorado. One of my co-workers just went thru his 3rd fusion sugery last week. All done on his neck and due to accidents. He's out till the Christmas time frame. Take it easy and do what the docs recommend during recovery.

[Caberjames]

Ah they say it will be about 4 weeks max back up full time I have only one bad disk at the t7-8 and they are going to do that new glue togeather prcess and I have the top surgeon on the east cost he is the one that pattens these procedures he is the best so I'm kinda comfortable other than the pain they got me on alot of medz.

[mddock58]

Here is a pattern from one our own here. It is a contemporary kilt, box pleated, but easy to modify to your needs.

Xkilt

[Alan]

Welcome aboard from Georgia. Look for a book called The art of Kiltmaking. You can find it at the Scotish Tartan Museum online.

[mddock58]

You can get it directly as well.

The Art of Kiltmaking

[Blu (Ontario)]

.... Isew up caving gera bags slinggs , and what knot.

Wouldn't those make for aninteresting kilt!

[Caberjames]

sorry for the spelling errors that should have read (caving gear, bags, slings, and what knot). In a hurry and medicated makes for fun typing errors.