A box on the Doorstep

[SteveB]

Yes it is from Rocky!



The decision time, first a nice large cup of tea (off to the right in the photo), now do I open the box or work on my practice chanter? BTW, my tutor lurks on the board and knows my screen name). Turns on the metronome and does the timed gracenote scales and throws. Then the box gets opened...... and out comes a set of flashes in the MacNeil of Barra Ancient tartan with the sett and twill in perfect alignment. Thus ends a very long jones.



I ordered this kilt on 12 November 2008 when Rocky was having a sale on Premier Kilts in surplus tartans. MacNeil of barra Ancient was not among the sale tartans...bummer. I have been planning for a kilt in my tartan for a long time and decided to pull the trigger, and ordered the kilt at full price. Rocky then emailed a nice deal to me. USA Kilts is in the process of launching a new line of Hand Sewn in Scotland Wool Kilts, and would I like one at a discount, if I reviewed it for him, much the same has already been posted by Rex Tremende on another thread. Rocky used one kiltmaker for Rex and another for me.
The logistics of setting up this would take time, and I was not in a hurry for the kilt. This has been a rather light weight jones, as I expected some time for the new process to work. Quality is well worth the wait. From the box sprang a MacNeil of Barra Ancient kilt.



This is indeed a lifetime kilt. It is fully hand sewn.



The basting stitches are still in. I found it interesting that the kiltmaker basted the pleats in groups of 8 or so pleats on all three rows. There are 28 pleats across the backside.

More to come................