My first attempt at kilt-making

[meinfs]

Hello folks. I just joined XMarks about a month ago, mostly reading. I finally posted my first one last week.

Here, I would like to share some pictures of my first effort at making my own kilt. I don't sew but have had to do a lot of it lately.

First off -- here's my pride and joy:

(That's my square dance club name badge pinned on the shirt).

Another one. I was trying it out. You can still see the basting on the front.


I went out tonight square dancing in my new kilt. This is a closeup of the pleats after I came back from dancing.


A closeup:


Left side view:


Right side view:



The kilt is handsewn following Barb T.'s excellent book "The Art of Kiltmaking" which I got a couple of weeks ago. The kilt is 7.6 yd, 12-oz. blue denim from JoAnn's. The sporran and kilt pin are from Stillwater Kilts (SWK). The belt is from The Kilted Nation (TKN). My shoes are a pair of 8-yr old Timberlands which I love.




I hope to make more kilts. Next up, Alan H.'s X-Kilt!



WARNING: if you decide to use denim, follow Alan H's recommendation of pre-shrinking the store-bought fabric before using/cutting it. I washed my denim in hot water setting and dried in a regular dryer (hot). After it has dried, I washed it again in hot water settings. With thanks to Tartan Hiker's recommendations: With the finished denim kilt, wash it (if you have to) using cold water settings and then line dry.