Rainy Day Kilt #3

[billmcc]

Looks good. How many yards of material did you use? Do you know the weight of the wool?

I wonder if USAK would make their Casual kilt in wool and how much it would cost.

[Tattoo Bradley]

Looks good. How many yards of material did you use? Do you know the weight of the wool?

I wonder if USAK would make their Casual kilt in wool and how much it would cost.

What a thought....

[RockyR]

Looks good. How many yards of material did you use? Do you know the weight of the wool?

I wonder if USAK would make their Casual kilt in wool and how much it would cost.

CAN we make it in wool? Yes... how much would it cost? Probably around $250. Remember, WORSTED wool is about $50 / yard. When you have to get 2.5 yards of material (our casuals average about 5 yards... sometimes more) and then factor in labor, you're roughly where you'd be for one of our "5 yard wool"s (with straps and buckles and fringe and whatnot...).

We (in the past) have gotten "lessor quality" wool at local fabric stores and on "fabric row" in Philly, but the quality just wasn't there. That's why we use PV as our "low cost alternative" to wool for our casuals and Semi Trads.

[mkmound]

Wow!! Very nice! You're getting really quick at popping those out!!

[michael steinrok]

You make it sound so easy! Love the price. Extra bonus it looks good too.

[morrison]

SOMEBODY SEND ME A SEWING MACHINE!

[Blu (Ontario)]

That's pretty impressive for a mornings work.

That's about how long it takes me to sew on a button.

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[Hamish]

SOMEBODY SEND ME A SEWING MACHINE!

I have the sewing machine. SOMEBODY SEND ME THE ABILITY TO DO ALL THE CALCULATIONS! To my way of thinking, a kiltmaker has to be both a mathematician and an engineer. Unfortunately, I am neither and, although I had one-to-one tuition several years ago, I still have a half-finished kilt with insufficient fabric for anyone to complete it!!!

Many congratulations, O'Neille. You have my fullest admiration.

[turpin]

My God! The way O'Neille explains it, it really does sound as simple as the kiltmakers on the forum say. At least for the basics. If you want to add in a waist/hip lining, I would guess that comes after the pleats are stitched in. Ditto for a left-side strap hole, unless you do it like Matt Newsome. But overall this sounds like something I might now be willing to try, and I don't even know how to use my wife's sewing machine. I had to print this one out to keep handy.

Thanks a lot, O'neille.

[way2fractious]

...I still have a half-finished kilt with insufficient fabric for anyone to complete it!!!

Hamish, if the kilt is only half-completed... or, more specifically, if no cutting of excess material behind the pleats was done... perhaps the fabric could be recovered and remade in a different pleating style.

I've got to start looking into a Kilt Camp. It's been many years since I've been to camp.

By all means! You would love Kilt Camp. Having some experience in kiltmaking already makes the whole process easier to understand, and the instruction becomes more valuable.


Regarding this topic in general, I feel that anyone who wears a kilt regularly should make (or attempt to make) at least one kilt, even of the simplest kind. They really are simple garments; and it is sooo satisfying to wear something of your own make.