Kilt Jacket pattern

[Prester John]

Thanks for that information.

I'll get my wife to look at it again. She also likes Vogue better, or McCalls, and is considering getting a regular jacket pattern and adjusting it herself.

I need to get a kilt!

[MacMullen]

Well, then, all you need is some tartan fabric and you can put your wife to work on your kilt! I was surpised to hear you confess at the end of the Kirkin service that you don't actually own a kilt! And here you have 300 posts! Get to it! :grin:

If you use the kilt pattern, you should buy the leather straps from Stillwater Kilts(?) and sew those on yourself. The Simplicity pattern has you making straps out of fabric with interfacing inside and brass eyelets. I like them, but I'd rather have leather, although they're covered by my kilt belt. You'd only need two straps for the Simplicity pattern. Read Matt's Blog on how many straps. I agree with him so far - two straps is more comfortable.

[Prester John]

Yeah, to my shame, I must confess that, as a priest, my wardrobe is pretty much a pair of black pants, and several cassocks.

A kilt is a great investment, and one I'm hoping to make very soon.

Everyone has to have a goal!

[Prester John]

When I get a kilt, I'll get one from Rocky or Barb. They're the experts, after all.

My wife can do pretty much whatever she sets her mind to (what a package! Brains, beauty, body, talent, and intelligence. And she looks 25. I won't tell you how old she really is, but our oldest son is 20. Thank God her judgment is so bad that she could fall for me)

I'm hoping to get that charcoal tweed jacket and vest too.

Hey, it's almost black.

[flyv65]

Yeah, to my shame, I must confess that, as a priest, my wardrobe is pretty much a pair of black pants, and several cassocks.

A kilt is a great investment, and one I'm hoping to make very soon.

There isn't any reason you couldn't wear a kilt, is there (I mean, according to your Church's doctrines and proceedures)? I would think that it would be warmer and more comfortable this time of year, truth to tell.

Bryan...but you'll need some nice kilt hose if you go this way... :smile:

[Prester John]

Oh no, there is no problem canonically or anything. The only reason I do not own several already

is financial.

[davedove]

Oh no, there is no problem canonically or anything. The only reason I do not own several already

is financial.

The same problem most of us have!;)

[HeathBar]

For those in the know...
What is the best material suitable for making the jacket. I know wool tweed would be the best, but what weight? Where could said material be purchsed?
I have the same pattern for the jacket, and I was wanting a waiscoat/vest, too. Is there a compatible pattern for that as well?

[KiltedCodeWarrior]

...Read Matt's Blog on how many straps. I agree with him so far - two straps is more comfortable.

MacMullen, I have to agree! The SWK's come with 3 straps and the first thing I did on my nightstalker (my second kilt, a SK was first so it does not count) and after I had only worn it to try on was to remove the third strap. No difference in the wearing and I like it better. The third strap is really not necessary.

[Sherry]

There is a dearth of men's jacket patterns. The Simplicity pattern should work out just fine for the jacket, perhaps with some reference to a book on jacket tailoring.

I would never use the kilt pattern in the Simplicity pattern. You can't control how the vertical stripes line up with it. It would probably be fine for camo or solid fabrics.

Sherry