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    question regarding my first xkilt

    Greetings Lads and Lassies,

    So while I wait for my first "real" kilt to come along, I thought to myself: well, maybe I could make an xkilt. Problem! I went into the local fabric shop today and they really didn't have any poly/cotton twill I could see making a kilt in. Sorry, but a baby blue kilt seems just to wrong! But they did have a nice tan in a poly/cotton poplin. IS this a reasonable alternative?

    I would usually ask my wife a question like this, but she is starting to roll her eyes when I start talking kilts, so I thought it probably best to throw this one out to the rabble.

    Thanks for any help you can offer

    Robert

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    The fabric weight is more important here than weaving style (which is what "twill" describes). XKilts can be made from nearly any fabric of decent weight -- denim, canvas, heck even upholstery material -- but if it's too light weight, your pleats will tend to pouf rather than hang straight. If you think that fabric would make a good pair of casual p@nts, then it would probably work for an XKilt.
    Proudly Duncan [maternal], MacDonald and MacDaniel [paternal].

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    Hi Sydnie, and thanks. Yeah, one thing I forgot to mention is that it is heavy weight poplin, and I could indeed see it used in a pair of trous.

    Robert

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    No law says that the fabric has to be twill weave...poplin should be fine, like sydnie7 says, if it's got some heft to it.

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    Thank you Sydnie and Alan. Now I guess I have a shopping trip to the fabric store ahead of me.

    Alan, one further question; I note that your instructions say that if the waist measurement is larger than the hips there is a challenge. I'm not a big guy by mine two measurements are rather close. Any things I should be aware of?

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    That waist/hip question has been discussed several times. Not sure of the best search term to find those older threads, tho. Here's a short version of what I do:

    Measure both your hips and your waist "halves" -- that is, from side seam to side seam if you were wearing a pair of p@nts.

    Use your waist measurement as is.

    Create a hip measurement by adding your "back hip half" to your "front waist half." This allows for whatever combination of glutes/belly you might have and will give you a front apron that falls straight down from your belly rather than pulling in toward your hips.

    Other people use other methods to make up this measurement but "halves" is what works for me, hope it's clear and works for you!
    Proudly Duncan [maternal], MacDonald and MacDaniel [paternal].

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