Time for me to join in

[way2fractious]

All my kilts are homemade except for the Black Stewart. Most are cotton/poly. My first wool kilt is the MacLaren, made with the help of Barb T.'s book. Love to make them, love to wear them. My closet is bulging at the seams, and my stash of materials, including tartans, is growing at the same rate as my wish list of projects.

I'm hoping this URL to and SBC Yahoo album comes through all right.

http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/shanna...yTuQEBnkgmCMWR

If not, paste it into your browser.

[Rigged]

Nice kilts. I amazed at people who have the patience and perseverance to make their own. Very fine work.

[Bob C]

The jacket looks great, too. You have some talent.

[Steeplechase]

Nice kilts. I amazed at people who have the patience and perseverance to make their own. Very fine work.

I'll second that.

[GMan]

Make that a third. Anyone can and does make a kilt that looks that well gets my kudos. What a great look all the way around. I am intrigued about the turtle sporran.

[Southern Breeze]

Great pics and an excellant looking job on the kilts and sporrans.

[Big Paul]

I like the skunk sporran! I always wondered where Pepe' went to..

[way2fractious]

Your responses are welcome, indeed. For a couple years it appeared to me that I was the only kilted one - on an everyday basis - in the great central valley of California. My wife is a very good sport about the whole thing, but has thought I'd crossed over the edge from sanity. Her only restriction is that I cannot wear a kilt to church.

That still leaves six-and-one-half days to wear whichever kilt whenever. A daily routine during warm weather is to ride my bike to work. After locking the bike, on goes the Army Woodland Camo kilt over the bike shorts before entering the office. The women used to stare and whistle at the bike shorts; they only stare at the kilt. In the men's room I take a quick wet bandana bath and change clothes. All my coworkers are used to it now, but the visitors in the lobby ask our receptionist what's going on after I pass through.

The most fun is to ride my bike to Wal-Mart at lunchtime to see how many people are dressed more outrageously than me in my headsweat, brightly-colored cycling jersey, camo kilt, and cycling sandals. (There's always someone.)

My employer and I have a tacit agreement that my kilt-wearing during the workday is to be strictly limited to no more than a couple times a year, although the dress policy nowhere forbids it. The women tease me that the "pantyhose with skirts" rule for women applies to my kilt. I tell them that's what the long socks are for.

I am intrigued about the turtle sporran.

Thanks, GMan, for the interest in the turtle. It was great fun to make and more fun to use it for a few months. No one, kilted or not, knew what to make of it. I sold it at a local games to a woman who insisted that she have it. She didn't even flinch at the $200 price. More photos of it can be found in this album:
http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/shanna...4Z9QEBCWKDKcwj . For fun, the closer is made of a river otter penis bone, and the two coyote penis bone "tassels" make a soft clicking sound against the shell when walking. My brother, who is into mountain man stuff, gave me some more turtle shells at Christmas.

At some point I will photograph my inventory of kilts and sporrans and post some of them in the "items to sell" sub-forum.

[Sherry]

You're an interesting man (among quite a few others here ).

There are men here who wear their kilts to church. My oldest son loves wearing his on campus and to church, tho' he has to reassure my mother that he is not regimental. :rolleyes:

I saw from your photos that you have raised your son right. But, if I may offer a tip, ditch the patterned tie for a solid one to wear with your tartan kilts.

You should feel quite at home here.

[Kiltman]

Welcome. I love skunk sporrans, I've made four and two small purses of skunk. They are great, except when it rains and then, well, if they're not tanned correctly, they stink.