DIY Kilt #2

[sirdaniel1975]

Last Saturday I had a fruitful trip to Hancock fabric. I purchased a poly blend tartan at clearance for $2.95 a yard. It's about 11oz (which is just fine for Florida) 2.25 yards at 55" wide. Obviously suitable for a lightweight 4 yard kilt. My last DIY kilt was in the royal Stewart tartan, this one is probably a bumbee. Although it does have similarities to MacLeod Black & White tartan. This tartan has a oatmeal color in place of the white. There are some other differences as well.


Here's the tartan!


Test pleat pattern 1


Test pleat pattern 2

I went with pleat to stripe pattern 2.

[7 miles]

I think thats pretty cool update us with progress pics.

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Continued....


Cutting the width in 1/2


More cutting the width in 1/2


2 pieces of 2.25 yards at about 27" width

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I pressed the ends at where I was going to mend the cloth...


Place pins to secure the ends..


An other shot of how pinned the ends together..

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Measured my kilt drop (22.5") and marked it with pins...


Removed the excess where my kilt rise is...

The excess will become the waist band and fringe..

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Start setting and pressing the hem..

I had to give it a hem, it had one of those funky selveges.


Finished pressing and setting the hem with pins....


Sew the hem...


Finished with the hem... A long process..

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Repress the hem...


Notice where the ends are mended from the outside...


Set the Aprons... hold in place with pins.


Set the pleats.... hold in place with pins.

[7 miles]

WOW that was fast!!!!!!!!

[OFCJAX]

Looks good so far!

[ardchoille]

That's quite a bargain for a beautiful tartan.