Wow! Thanks for all the replies & great stories, guys & gals.
While I have not made a kilt from flat fabric up, I did have to work on the kilt my oldest wears. His was passed on to him from the daughter of the man who began the Clan Gunn Society of North America. The kilt was 35 years old when we received it a couple of years ago, & the front apron was very stained & moth-eaten. To make the kilt wearable, I had to serge up both aprons & switch them so that the under apron became the front. I hid the seams in the side pleats. I had to undo the upper lining across the aprons to do this. I also had to do some patching on the original front apron to strenthen the fabric.
As I worked on the kilt, I was able to examine the fine handwork used to make the kilt, & replicate it as I put the kilt back together. Seeing that really helped me appreciate all the work that goes into making a quality kilt.
Thanks again to all of you. I really enjoyed reading your posts.
Sherry
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