X-Kilt: Sew Your Own, manual available for download

**Tartan Hiker** · 19th October 06, 07:51 PM

Dagnabit...great job. Looks just like mine! Alan's instructions must be the best if two self-professed newbies like us can turn out identical garments. I like the snaps...might consider that on my next one (my sixth...in khaki cotton twill like yours). And don't worry...you'll soon have that construction time cut in half.

Alan...did you note that he uses a framing square, too! Great minds, eh?

Nice job, and keep the iron handy.

Bill

**KiltedTurtle** · 23rd October 06, 08:34 PM

Alan,

I promissed some pics of ny xkilt a while back. Finally got around to taking some. Heres the link to the pics:

http://www.kodakgallery.com/ShareLan...fromshare&Ux=0

Please forgive the slight wringles I had been wearing it all day. (gotta find some more wrinkle resistant material for the next one

)

**Alan H** · 24th October 06, 02:36 AM

Originally Posted by KiltedTurtle

Alan,

I promissed some pics of ny xkilt a while back. Finally got around to taking some. Heres the link to the pics:

http://www.kodakgallery.com/ShareLan...fromshare&Ux=0

Please forgive the slight wringles I had been wearing it all day. (gotta find some more wrinkle resistant material for the next one

)

Two Thumbs Up!

......now you're gonna tell us that you used a drywall square, too!

**Tartan Hiker** · 24th October 06, 10:48 AM

He, he,he

**bunchdescendant** · 24th October 06, 07:38 PM

For the record, it is a kilt square. Rockers (drywall installers) just think it was made for them. :rolleyes:

Ray

**michael steinrok** · 29th October 06, 08:37 PM

Alan with all the kilt wearing events the gf has been to now she wants to make one for herself. Any changes or advice for her?

**possingk** · 29th October 06, 09:36 PM

Well I have used your directions for modifying a coat, and had a piece of denim laying around for quite some time. I really want a sabres kilt in thier new colors, so I decided to test out the denim and see if I could make an x-kilt out of it before I spent the money on duck cloth. The denim is only three yards so there will have to be a join in the fabric near the under apron, but I can deal with that. I marked everything tonight and read the instructions like 12 times, so that I can start sewing tomorrow, I am hoping to finish it in a week or so. I have done quite a bit of hand and machine sewing in my time so that shouldn't be a problem, it is going to be the straight lines that I always have trouble with. I will post pictures when done.

Thank you for the great directions.

**nixphotography** · 29th October 06, 09:45 PM

Alan thank you for the instructions, coming from someone who actualy wants to make their own I really appreicate it.

Brett Nix

**Alan H** · 29th October 06, 10:00 PM

Thanks, guys! go to it, and sew like MadMen!

Michael, the only change I'd make for a woman is to tell her to reverse the direction of the thing so that it opens on the other side. That, and to realize that the tapers on the pleats are going to be a LOT, because of her structure versus ours.

On a womans X-Skirt I'd leave off the cargo pockets, and adjust the length to suit her preferences. Set her up with a nice belt and belt bag or hip purse and she's stylin'.

**Alan H** · 8th November 06, 12:39 PM

FINAL VERSION OF THE MANUAL NOW AVAILABLE

http://www.geocities.com/alanhsails/X-Kilt_final2.pdf

That's it, folks...the project is now finished, except for you making your kilts!

My thanks to all the guys who've made X-Kilts and showed us pics. Special thanks to Tartan Hiker who had made a PILE of 'em, and contributed his insights on how to make them quickly and easily. Those insights are now Appendix 3 in the manual.