New guy in Maryland.

[Riverkilt]

Welcome Robinhood,

You're a braver man than I to attempt kilt construction. There's fine advice here for the brave though.

Ron

[Robinhood]

Thanks for the compliment.

Actually making a kilt was one of the easier things I
have done. It is a bit fun handling that much fabric
but there is not much measuring, cutting, and matching
pieces together.

Making buckskin clothing is a real challenge. Not only
do you have all of the usual problems, but you also
have to deal with unusual shaped pieces (you don't
get too many deer that have several yards of skin
rolled up) and varying thicknesses on each piece.
Not only that, but it is very resistant to penetration,
so sewing it is hard, (so the sewing machine refuses
and I ended up doing it by hand).

I don't plan on making a kilt from buckskin. I made
the buckskins I have for use in heavy brush because
it resists thorns, and I certainly don't intend to work
in heavy brush with the limited protection a kilt
would provide.

[Sherry]

Sorry to take so long to get here, but I just want to add my welcome to the list.

[kenNYG]

I find that if you keep the upper body warm the rest is'nt to bad. Good socks help too.

[filman]

Welcome aboard.

I can tell you that I have done some woods running in my canvas kilt and knee high boots and never had any worry with thorns and such..

And as kenNYG says just keep upper body worm the rest follows suit.

[Jimmy Carbomb]

Robinhood, I'm just north of you in the Philly area... but the band plays in your neck-of-the-woods (including the MD Renn Faire) all the time!

Welcome to the fray, Ray.
Welcome to the board, Gord.

[GlassMan]

Big Welcome Aboard from a neighbor to the South! I'm in Northern Virginia and I'm always happy to hear there's someone else in a kilt.

And besides in a kilt you are really showing the truth of the name "Free State"!

[geordie dom]

Just like to say a Big Welcome from Geordieland. I toast your arrival