Tewksbury Wait

[thescot]

I purchased a nice quantity of remnant tartan last year (thanks to a fellow Xer's hint) and sat on it while I saved my money.

After a year-and-a-half--yes, youngsters, this is not instant gratification--I have just ordered a new kilt from Barbara Tewksbury. I sent the fabric to her yesterday, and I'll get the kilt in February . . .or thereabout.

Talk about jonesing! This will be the way in which I slow down the pace at which I am aging!

Janet Eagleton is working with me on a new day sporran (pray for her; her mother has a terminal illness), and I am looking at new ties and pocket squares.

You can imagine how very young I will be able to stay over the next 4 months as the time drags. I'll one day have a new Ulster tartan kilt to show you guys.

[Splash_4]

Well done Jim! that is how I got my Tewks as well. I sat on the fabric for more than a year while I waited for the pennies to add up. It is well worth the wait!

[ForresterModern]

My Barb T wait was a bit shorter, albeit enough of a wait for me. In January my fabric was sent to her by ThistleDown who split a length of DW Maple Leaf with me for Barb to work her magic on. As previously posted here, after I recieved the kilt in July or so there was a bit of a skew problem with the tartan in the front apron. which Barb took back and has done some repairs. I just got word yesterday from Barb that it is now fixed and winging its way to me again for final reunion. May even be there when I get home today.

The time accumulating the savings is worth the effort, and will only make the enjoyment of the kilt that much greater when it arrives. Barb does beautiful work and is a real pleasure to work with. Good luck and enjoy the jones, then the kilt.

[thescot]

I am very excited, as you can imagine. Here's what the tartan looks like on a real person (photo is of a kilt by Matt):



A closeup of the tartan:



And here's my grandson about 6 months ago wearing one of my bonnets:



The bonnet has nothing to do with my new kilt, but he is awfully cute.

I am planning to purchase some brick red hose for this kilt, and probably some black traditional flash ties.

I'm going to look smashing. Well, I'm going to look as good as I can. Ha.

[davidlpope]

Here's what the tartan looks like on a real person (photo is of a kilt by Matt):



A closeup of the tartan:

That's a 4yd box-pleat that Matt sewed up for me out of HW fabric woven by Ken Dalgleish. To my knowledge there are four different runs of this tartan out there:

Lochcarron weaves it in 11oz. (that's what the photo of the swatch above is)
HOE weaves it in 13oz., but the colors are much darker and really just shades of brown, vice gold.
Fraser and Kirkbright did a run of it, I think in their HW, which seems to be lighter weight than HW from other mills.


BTW, I believe I have a kilt length of the Dalgleish fabric packed away, if someone is interested in purchasing it. We're in the process of moving, so it wouldn't be available until December, but would be well worth the wait, since I'm not sure that Dalgleish has it on hand currently.

Cordially,

David

[nh_maclean]

BTW, I believe I have a kilt length of the Dalgleish fabric packed away, if someone is interested in purchasing it. We're in the process of moving, so it wouldn't be available until December, but would be well worth the wait, since I'm not sure that Dalgleish has it on hand currently.

If you've got some kilt-length tartan available - I'd be interested - it's a beautiful tartan - and my family's from there.

Cheers,
Noah

[Highlander31]

Nice looking tartan. Look forward to seeing the kilt when it's done.

[Paul Henry]

and I'm also sewing with the same fabric(for myself this time), just need to work out the lining, I'm thinking of a strong red!

[dfmacliam]

I look foreward to seeing both kilts (thescots and paulhenry) posted on here.. Both will be remarkable...

[Standard]

I'm sure that your new kilt will be well worth the wait. Can't wait to see the photos when it arrives.