Where do Kiltmaker's Learn Their Craft?

[ardchoille]

I am learning to make kilts. My skills aren't close to those of Barb, Matt, Rocky, Steve or others yet, but I'm getting better with each kilt I make. I have studied kilt construction, including taking apart a damaged tank, read everything I could find about kilts, and learned quite a bit.

Since being a member of these boards, I have asked lots of questions and recently purchased a copy of Barb's book - I highly recommend this book to anyone who wants to learn about kilt construction. This book has taught me quite a bit and I now find that I am able to judge the quality of a kilt simply by looking at it.

Self-taught shouldn't be held against someone. It's the quality of the product that matters. If someone is making a product that looks like a kilt should, has all the interior construction that a kilt should have (e.g., the steeking mentioned above, which isn't obvious from the outside of a kilt), and is beautifully made, who cares how he/she learned the craft??

And she's absolutely right.