New Member from Wisconsin... looking to start a Kilt NOW

[Bart_In_A_Kilt]

Hello All,

I came across this forum, and already bought fabric for a Kilt and Fly plaid.

My youngest Daughter and some of her High school classmates will be one of only 42 Highschools chosen from 1600 nominees selected to participate in the Edinburgh, Scotland Festival Fringe next August.

We are organizing a parents group for fundraising efforts, some of which will have a Scotish theme. Being a newbie ( and one not afraid to use a sewing machine ) I'd like to start messing with kilt making.

Your forum is wonderful. I've been lurking off and on for a week or so and finally decided to take the plunge and become a member.

I'm looking for a thread on this forum for soup to nuts step-by-step directions for making a traditional kilt ( not the X-Kilt ) without a pattern, just instructions for aquiring measurements, narative directions and lots of pictures. I haven't found one yet quite like that.

Any help would be most appreciated.

Bart

[LewisG]

Ceud mile failte from west Tennessee, USA

[Bugbear]

Welcome. You need the book "The Art of Kiltmaking" by our own Barb T. if you want to make a traditional kilt.

[Mael Coluim]

from the Old Dominion State!

Well Bart, you are at the right place to follow that dream. Congrats to your daughter and friends for that upcoming honor. Love your Avatar!

[McMurdo]

from Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

I'd say your best bet would be to swing over to Celtic Dragon Press and order the Art of Kiltmaking. Barb, the author has made two kilts for me my Royal Naval Association tartan and my Royal Stewart tartan kilt here are some pictures.

The Royal Naval Association




The Royal Stewart

[SteveB]

Hello and a warm Celtic from Boston, Massachusetts.
Yep, Get Barb T's Book. Well written and even a novice with needle and thread can make a decent kilt.
Slainte

[GDub]

Welcome from the San Francisco Bay Area! And a BIG congrats to your daughter and her school mates!!

[BEEDEE]

from coastal North Carolina. I endorse all the other comments about Barb's book, get it, it's a superb reference.

Brian

[fudgeman]

from Charlotte, NC. Barb T's book, 'nuff said.

[Rex_Tremende]

Welcome to the fold. I had a brief romantic encounter with someone from Oconomowoc, once, but alas it was not meant to be, I suppose. It's always startling to me to see that unusual place name, which is fun to say.

Yes, do get Barb's book. It details the whole process in 783 easy steps, and there are at least four diagrams or tables on each of the 130 pages. Unfortunately, it doesn't provide instructions for the machine. I imagine that you'll be able to figure out what to do, though. I'll probably never make a kilt of my own, but I'm glad I have it. I've learned from it what to look for in a good quality kilt.

Regards from Cincinnati,
Rex.

p.s. Out of curiosity, what will your daughter and her mates be performing at the Fringe Festival?