Help a friend, and me?

**Alan H** · 18th April 06, 04:48 PM

Hello, Kizmet!

There are relatively inexpensive alternatives, and....and...

hold your breath here....

If you have a sewing machine and some patience, you could make him a kilt. I've done it, a number of the guys on the board here have done it. If he's hot for a particular tartan, then that's tricky, but there are outlets for buying wool and wool-blends without absolutely breaking the bank.

My first kilt which I did pretty much blindly but came out reasonably OK, took me 19 hours to make. If you're an experienced seamstress you might knock 6-8 hours off of that for your first one, if you use velcro closure and stuff like that.

**Kizmet** · 18th April 06, 06:03 PM

While I am an accomplished seamstress, and a kilt is probably not beyond my capabilities, it's not an appealing challenge right now. I'm homeschooling three daughters, over-active in my church and writing a novel.

D'Argo can buy his kilt.

He's picked the Ramsay tartan, because it's blue.

**Sherry** · 18th April 06, 06:21 PM

I hear you on that--I'm a home schooling mom myself.

**bubba** · 18th April 06, 06:37 PM

Originally Posted by Kizmet

While I am an accomplished seamstress, and a kilt is probably not beyond my capabilities, it's not an appealing challenge right now. I'm homeschooling three daughters, .

Teach the girls how to make a kilt and call it part of home economics?

**Kilted KT** · 19th April 06, 08:19 AM

There is an alternative ( especially for a first kilt ). There are a few different tartans "tanks" on E-bay for about $50. Tartan hiker and I have both partaken of these ( mine should be delivered today or tomorrow). These would be great for a first kilt as they are of decent quality and far less costly than most kilts.