Venturing into philabeg land...an inquiry (or three)

[xman]

I think Matt's right here, tear 25" off of that and then tear that in half so it's only 4 yds long, then make a filibeg, a box pleat and an 8 yarder without joining any fabric.

[Mark E.]

Well, seems I have gotten one question answered and a point completely missed...I am going to "wing it", and try to make TWO KILTS-one a wee kilt, the other a length of fabric that I will retain as a 'double width great kilt'...since for all intents and purposes I have the last length of tartan I plan to use, 8 yards long. Sure as all heck don't plan to make two wee kilts, or a single width quasi-great kilt, and don't plan to waste 2/3'ds of the material.

Thanks all, for the guidance and enlightenment.

[Steve Ashton]

To answer your question about stitching the join please see page 82 of The Art of Kiltmaking, second printing, or page 28 of the Box Pleat supplement.

[Mark E.]

Ok, been done for a while, but...See photos. Definitely hand constructed, definitely early era, and well, definitely a kilt.

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Upsides are I can still wear my 4" belt, my full badger sporran, and not worry about re-investing in basic doodads.

Now I have to figure out how to make a kilt pin...