My second attempt at a kilt

[tinksdad]

I had some material left over after I made my first X Kilt, so I thought I would experiment a little while refreshing my sewing skills.

I followed the directions for the X Kilt more or less; but instead of box pleats I did a RevK knife pleat. Twenty 3" pleats with a 1 1/2" reveal and a 13" apron. I'm pleased with the result. I found some over the calf tube socks at the "worlds largest retail store" that will work for casual wear, albeit without cuffs and/or flashes. I still have to sew the belt loops on by hand. My machine won't handle it. It was straining just to get the waist band sewn on. It came out a little shorter than I expected, so I will have to wear it a tad lower on the waist. I will probably wear it hiking and geo-caching tomorrow as I attempt my 1000th find. A special outfit for a special occasion!!

I guess the important thing every body wants to see is the pictures. Even on a tripod my ancient digital camera doesn't take real sharp pictures any more. And I cut my head of a bit; but that's not the important part.

[Pleater]

It looks good to me - perfectly proportioned on you and the right length for the great outdoors - catching the hem of a kilt at the back of the knee every time one has to step up or over gets old very fast.

Anne the Pleater :ootd:

[Kiltman]

Fine job, it looks right to me.

[kilted trucker]

Good Job,it looks like it hangs right. From one x-kilter to another.

[Alan H]

Looks great! I don't think that's too short, at all.

[Arizona Scot]

Good looking kilt, good luck on your find.

[Doftya]

Looks good. By the way, the fuzzy picture may be that way because the lens is a tad dusty. There may also be a few children's fingerprints on there as well. My kids have an annoyingly recurring habit of smearing the lens of our camera. The pics look like that afterwards. A quick cleaning might do the job to fix the fuzzy picture problem.