"Lassie's Kilts"

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Women wear those too.

Because they look so good?

[Blu (Ontario)]

Could be - Forsyth has a yellow stripe between the black and the green that's not there in the F of S or MacTaggart, but I can't see in the pic whether it's there or not. On the other hand, Forsyth has a black stripe in the green, and it doesn't look to me like there's a black stripe in the middle of the green.

Barb

You're quite right, Barb. It's real close to Armstrong which doesn't have the yellow line. Tough to know for sure without a closer look.

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I'm convinced it's the Flower of Scotland tartan.

[Tim Walker]

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Part of the reason many men won't wear kilts is because most men associate any skirt-like garment as being feminine attire.

So, while we're trying to show that kilts are male garments, women are finding that kilts are comfortable and practical compared to skirts made for women. I've heard of sales being lost at the Utilikilts booth when guys walked up and saw women wearing them. One guy was heard to say to his buddies, "It's just some kinda skirt."

There are a lot of women who want to wear clothing that has a masculine style, and the practicality that goes with it. They also find that the clothes aren't made to fit a woman's body, so they look awkward in them.

So, yes. A company that could make rugged, practical clothing for women would do well, while also serving to give us guys our clothes back.

Here's a good start in that direction:
http://www.chocolatebabydesigns.com/studded/about.htm

[Tim Walker]

Today a woman wore a kilt to work. We had a nice little chat about this mutual interest. She said that her kilt has a Buchanan tartan. She showed me the kilt pin, which has a thistle design.

She has a husband who is actually from Scotland. When I mentioned that I have a Utilikilt she said that her husband is too traditional to accept it as a real kilt.

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His wife is clearly not so bound by tradition as her husband.

Do you also wear kilts to work?

[akaussie]

[quote]the kiltmaking part of the instructions aren't very detailed. Hard to really explain all the ins and outs when you're constrained to the back and front of one large sheet of pattern directions! Lots of places carry it. Here's one: http://www.earthguild.com/products/f...r/folkwear.htm

I agree and am seriosly considering Barbs book. cause as a novice sewer I get confused as to where to start after reading the folkwear pattern and still cant work out how to do the math on how deep, how many,pleats i need to fit a kilt my size. Barbs book will cost me around $50 - $60 australian to get but from reading everyones posts its worth every cent. ( and I'm hoping for an Autographed one)
priced a kilt in melbourne, and they wanted $1,000 for a traditional (tank as Jimmy calls them) OUCH
Liking the look of the philabeg from usakilts. still waiting for rocky to reply to an email I sent him a week ago.(being chrissy i dont realy expect a quick response from him.
Cheers to all, hope everyone had a good christmas (I know I ate way tooo much). Andrew
P.S I have finaly worked out hoe to quote from a previous message, now could someone please tell me how to turn it back off so my message isnt included in the quote screen!!

[bubba]

akaussie, basically, the depth of the pleat should be one repeat of the sett, or in a smaller size tarten 2 repeats. I haven't messed with the mathematical method yet, I studying that. I use the old eyeball method to make sure the pattern repeats accurately across the pleats and I mostly use 3/4 inch for the visible part of the pleat. That can vary anywhere from 1/2 to 1 inch, depending on the size of the repeat. Make sure you use the hip measurement for the initial pleating. Once that's in you taper the pleats as needed to fit the waist.

[Tim Walker]

No, I'm required to wear jeans and T-shirts.