Jonesing for Fabric paid off?!?

[Downix]

Well, I ordered 2 yards of PV Black Stewart off of ebay, figuring a project, might make a kilt for my son, or my dad. Instead, I got 4.5 yards, double width, but a lighter weight then I'd thought. I'd guess a 10oz. So now the question comes, do I try and roll a kilt with it, knowing that being so lightweight might make it unweildy, or what.

Bizzare getting so much more fabric than I'd ordered.

[Alan H]

10 ounce stuff makes a passable summer weight kilt. I'd go for it.

[ChattanCat]

10 ounce stuff makes a passable summer weight kilt. I'd go for it.

I agree, my first real kilt was 10 oz. Go for it, but if you are only making one and can afford 13 or 16 oz worsted, go for that.

[Downix]

Ok, changed mind a little. I am going to make myself a 6-yarder, and my son a tartan kilt as well. Win-win I feel.

[Downix]

pleating done on mine. I will find it funny if my first kilt winds up one I made myself.

[Downix]

Gah, guilty feelings that I am making something for myself rather than my father, who has been without a kilt for decades....

[ChattanCat]

Gah, guilty feelings that I am making something for myself rather than my father, who has been without a kilt for decades....

Making kilts is a learned trade and your kilts will get better with more practice. So, you are doing your father a great favor by doing a prototype first. And you get to wear the prototype too!

[Carolina Kiltman]

Making kilts is a learned trade and your kilts will get better with more practice. So, you are doing your father a great favor by doing a prototype first. And you get to wear the prototype too!

Definitely I agree with ChattanCat! I did a sport-jacket conversion, and I would NOT have wanted to try it for a friend, (or enemy for that matter). Now I would be willing to give it a try. I would feel better if I did one or two more before I start passing them off on innocent parties!

[Smayniac]

Making kilts is a learned trade and your kilts will get better with more practice. So, you are doing your father a great favor by doing a prototype first. And you get to wear the prototype too!

I've made five now, three for myself and two for my son. They definitely improve with experience, although my most recent is my first tartan and that adds a whole new level of "fun."

Bob

[Downix]

I've made five now, three for myself and two for my son. They definitely improve with experience, although my most recent is my first tartan and that adds a whole new level of "fun."

Bob

This is #3 for me, my first tartan kilt. A learning curve, never realized how much pulling the thread tight can move the stripe alignment "just" enough to be noticeable...