A Visit With Kathy Lare - Kiltmaker

[mookien]

We will be going down to Albuquerque on the 10th to see the Black Watch. Don't know if the pocketbook can handle two events in one week. Wish I had known about Belisama earlier! ...

Gordon: I know exactly how you feel. We chose Belisama knowing we would likely miss the Black Watch, because they are so close together. Our pastor's son is dancing in the Belisama show.

By the way, I saw an add in this morning's Journal North showing a "NEW DATE!" in Santa Fe for the Black Watch - Monday, March 11, but even with the change, it would be difficult for us to attend both - drat!

Let's definitely get together. We can arrange it via PMs (great timing! I just see that you sent me one.), if you like. Any place is fine with me. Let's just decide and go for it!

I just wish I could grow my hair long.

John

[GMan]

It seems that my many trips to New Mexico I have yet to visit Kathy. Must and I do mean must rectify that as this thread is a great reminder.

[Riverkilt]

For sure treat yourself Glen.

[mookien]

Ron: A friend of mine and I visited Kathy's new shop, today. She told us it was great seeing you again, and that she and Rob enjoyed their visit with you. She also told us that she had made a LOT of kilts for you. Of course, I already knew that. Maybe we can all get together next time you're in the area.

My friend is of German ancestry, but his wife is a Morrison and her family ancestors were pioneers of northern New Mexico and southern Colorado around Telluride and the silver mines. He spent some time looking at Morrison swatches from various weavers.

That was my kilt you saw. It is a medium-weight 8 yard Strathtummel woven by Strathmore and pleated to sett. Kathy used it to demonstrate to my friend (and me) how she constructs her kilts. That was very interesting. My friend asked, "Why don't the pleats go in the front?".

I'll post some pictures, when I get all gussied up. It was a bit snug, because I put on hibernation fat for the winter. Once I start riding my mountain bike again, it will fit in hole 3 to a tee.

John

[Riverkilt]

It was a great evening. Had fun. Kathy has hand sewn 14 kilts for me. Gotta stick with top quality. She's helped find a lot of difficult to find tartans and been happily willing to sew up kilts from material I've had sent in - Like recently Rocky's Federal Memorial and Steve's Dress Blue Marine.

And hey - I worked in the Idarado Mine as a mine engineer's assistant and sample boy back in 1963. All that ore - which was gold, silver, copper, lead, and zinc went to the mill in Telluride. Telluride was a dusty little mill town of 600 people...shoulda bought me some land back then...shoulda woulda coulda....

A get together would be nice - just never know when...this trip was courtesy of the Navajo Nation insisting I show up for a training conference.