Cammo X Kilt

[Lady Grey]

Here's an X Kilt I made for a client (intellectually disabled) it's Cammo Drill, I'm not overly impressed with the fabric but it was cheap & fun.
The pocket on the front apron is to hold his 'fiddle things' straws, pipe -image.jpg[cleaners, bits of rubber and leather, all important to keep him centred & relaxed. It's so much nicer than them falling out of his tracksuit pockets. There is also cargo type pocket attached up high on the waistband for stability. He constantly looses his wallet so this is a bit safer, unfortunately his gait and lack of motor skills make a true cargo pocket lower on the side useless and annoys him. He has asked for more "ring things" on his next one! .... Sigh... Trying to convince him that fabric covered in clowns won't work!
My skirt/Kilt is a cheapie bought from Tartanista off eBay, I liked the fabric and wanted to see how it was made. Well it's a $30 skirt, looks cute and I will get $30 worth of wear this winter so all is good, it hangs dreadfully and only has four pleats so I'm going with 'wrap around skirt'

[Stitchwiz]

Nothing feels better than having the innocence of a young man who trusts you to solve his problem, and he is showing you that you heard and understood him. I know that you can't show his face, but you don't have to, he has pride in his stance. You have a happy client.

Mission accomplished. A WIN/WIN in my books!

[Lady Grey]

Thanks Stitchwiz
We help out at a BBQ for the homeless each week and he wore it, it was hilarious! Lots of good natured ribbing, I turned around at one stage to find him kicking his legs up in the air proving that he a) had shorts on underneath ( he learnt what 'commando' was... His reply " that's rude")
B) he could kick in a kilt and "you can't"
Despite the ribbing, we got lots of questions and a few admitted they had worn a kilt in the past. Lots were asking about tartan and I took one of my reference books this week for some to look at. Unfortunately it was far to cold for kilt wear. I've also threatened a few with making them kilts for summer. The general reply was " lots of pockets please.
Here's the back view of his swish
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[Stitchwiz]

Thanks Stitchwiz
We help out at a BBQ for the homeless each week and he wore it, it was hilarious! Lots of good natured ribbing, I turned around at one stage to find him kicking his legs up in the air proving that he a) had shorts on underneath ( he learnt what 'commando' was... His reply " that's rude")
B) he could kick in a kilt and "you can't"
Despite the ribbing, we got lots of questions and a few admitted they had worn a kilt in the past. Lots were asking about tartan and I took one of my reference books this week for some to look at. Unfortunately it was far to cold for kilt wear. I've also threatened a few with making them kilts for summer. The general reply was " lots of pockets please.
Here's the back view of his swish

You will always have a special place in this young man's life. His kilt has started something and he will always remember that you made that possible. He has always felt different and this time it is in a very positive way. That is a good thing for his development. Baby steps, always baby steps, but they come more frequently when you can touch the heart. Good job, Lady Gray.

Get yourself ready, it looks like you have more sewing to do...

[Lady Grey]

Thanks Again but it's nothing special
He and I have worked together for a couple of years... Our lunacy knows no bounds! We're very similar. He loves a dress up... I'm just helping put it in a more appropriate 'adult' way.
We host a big International Talk Like A Pirate Day event each year (I must make a skull kilt)
In April we went to the Australian Jane Austen Festival and had a hoot prancing around in Regency outfits. He does drama classes so we work on the costumes together.
People just shake their heads at the two of us... But we're the first ones they call when they need sewing, costumes or events organised.
It's all about channelling his quirks in the right direction!
Yeah... Skull Kilt!

[cessna152towser]

Superb, that's a real cool look.

[Pleater]

For more 'ring things' at the waist or just below, take a sturdy cord and put a ring one end and a clip the other - you can put in a tent guy rope adjuster to make the size adjustable, or just fix one end with a couple of overhand knots in a row, then add as many rings as you need, just push a loop through and around the ring.

I think that the fabric I used for my camo kilt was intended for curtains, but it works, so no problem then.

After that most excellent kilt perhaps you should consider hose, or a fabric equivalent, for the colder months?

Anne the Pleater :ootd:

[Lady Grey]

Thanks Anne
That would be a great 'fiddle' thing to add to the kilt. I've got lots of paracord in the stash.
Hose I would have to knit as he has huge calves, the drama trying to find stockings to wear at the Regency Ball with his pantaloons nearly killed me, I finally found something suitable the day before we flew out.
The boots were a lucky find (huge wide feet) so I might try some hose tops, I've seen a few threads on here for them... More crafting!
Thanks for the great tip

[Pleater]

Do you know anyone with a knitting machine?

I have been thinking of using my machines to making some pieces of ribbing and using those as the legs of hose, adding a fancy top - lots of cables or colour work, or both, and then either a strap under the foot or just a heel, to wear over thinner socks.

Most of the fiddly work of hosen is the feet, but by altering the stitch size, equivalent to changing the size of the needles, the knitting could be shaped with little need to change the number of stitches.

I can do mattress stitch which makes an almost invisible seam, certainly from the outside. I think it would make the idea a lot less daunting.

Anne the Pleater :ootd: