Kilts for all reasons

**Hamish** · 13th February 06, 06:44 PM

Originally Posted by way2fractious

My wife and I took another couple and went on the Valentine Weekend Dinner Train on Saturday. Besides Valentine's Day, we were celebrating his birthday and the 29th anniversary of the missus and me. I wore my badger fur sporran with my newly completed 4-yard box pleated kilt. We got home late as the clock in the picture shows.

More photos here:
http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/shanna....r3ZEB6N.8aAre

As this thread says, a kilt for every reason. :-D

What a gorgeous tartan, 'w2f', and what a splendidly co-ordinated outfit. Personally, the sporran is not my style nor the shiny tie worn with tweed, but otherwise you appear to be a man after my own heart.

I also MUST congratulate you on your large collection of home-tailored kilts. A talent indeed. I tried, and I tried hard to make a kilt - and under supervision of an experienced kiltmaker too - but I just could not cope with the maths, nor understand the engineering principles. Wow! If I had finished making that one, my Kollection would now be standing at 60!!!

**KiltedCodeWarrior** · 13th February 06, 06:54 PM

W2F, what tartan is that? I really like the colors.

**GMan** · 13th February 06, 07:49 PM

That is a cool looking tartan. You wear it well.

Congratulations on the anniversary, you both look very happy together.

**way2fractious** · 14th February 06, 12:53 PM

Originally Posted by Hamish

What a gorgeous tartan, 'w2f', and what a splendidly co-ordinated outfit. Personally, the sporran is not my style nor the shiny tie worn with tweed, but otherwise you appear to be a man after my own heart.
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Wow! If I had finished making that one, my Kollection would now be standing at 60!!!

WOW, indeed, to receive personal feedback from you, Hamish. The shiny tie was the only so-called "black" one I could find on short notice. And as soon as I finish the jaws and eyes in the badger's face, I'll replace the tail on the sporran with the snarling face. (Maybe that will keep people from wanting to pet it! ...and in public, too!)

Is this where I'm supposed to offer you the other four yards (single width) for a box pleated kilt? As I recall, the remaining piece does not have an unravelling selvedge.

Originally Posted by KiltedCodeWarrior

W2F, what tartan is that? I really like the colors.

The kilt is made from the one on the left, Weathered Ferguson strome. The one on the right is Weathered MacLaren strome.

**Hamish** · 14th February 06, 01:58 PM

Originally Posted by way2fractious

Is this where I'm supposed to offer you the other four yards (single width) for a box pleated kilt? As I recall, the remaining piece does not have an unravelling selvedge.

Absolutely not!! No way!! Never!! I am sure you will be doing that yourself, or you should be.

The kilt I gave up on was in Buchanan AC, but I subsequently had a London kiltmaker build it for me. Fortunately, I had not made any cuts in the fabric - it was only pinned and basted - so he was able to salvage the full 8 yards and start over again.

**lrpddrummie** · 14th February 06, 03:06 PM

Nice job on the box pleats..I have seen too many that are misaligned which makes the whole kilt look shoddy.

Does your sporran bite or is it well trained?

**way2fractious** · 14th February 06, 03:48 PM

Originally Posted by lrpddrummie

Does your sporran bite or is it well trained?

Short answer: All my sporrans are more docile that I am, although both of us tend to scare the smallest of children.

Longer answer: Right now the sporran has the tail, or the back end, of the badger on the flap. Things could get messy, but not from biting. For that, you'll have to wait until I get the eyes and jawset glued into the mask and replace the back end with the front end of the animal. But, after that, this sporran is destined to be a gift to an ex-military kilt-wearing friend.

These are some of my next sporran projects before highland games season.

**lrpddrummie** · 15th February 06, 07:29 AM

I like the idea of the tail as the flap for the sporran...I thought it would be funny to have a skunk sporran that you lifted the tail to open the pouch.

**way2fractious** · 15th February 06, 10:19 AM

Originally Posted by lrpddrummie

I like the idea of the tail as the flap for the sporran...I thought it would be funny to have a skunk sporran that you lifted the tail to open the pouch.

This is the pic from which my avatar is taken. This skunk sporran is my favorite; it goes well with most of my kilts. Kids love to ask about it. This sporran is not symetrical, as most sporrans are, and the tail has a definite swing as I walk. Kilt swings in back, sporran swings in front... This sporran is fully functional, as well. Both the mask and the tail are sewn to the flap, and have to be raised to access the sizable bag inside. I'll be making more this spring.

Here I am wearing it at a wedding in Reno, Nevada. The groom is in the middle; both he and his wife are in SASS, a cowboy shooting club.