First Attempt: COMPLETE

[Kiltman]

Wow! What a great first attempt. Congratulations.

[Hamish]

KT that kilt is REMARKABLE - well done! Which/whose instructions did you follow? Not that I will ever have the talent to emulate you in this exercise, but I am curious.

This is not to be taken as a citicism but I see something with your kilt that I see frequently with others, yet I have never before questioned it. The tartan pattern of the fringed edge of the apron does not line up with that of the pleated section which it meets. I assume this could be corrected by moving the buckle and strap slightly, but I am not sure. Perhaps I am just being picky!! For a first attempt, I think it's brilliant.

[Alan H]

EXCELLENT! Now, there's something you can be proud of!

[katmills2005]

It looks great. You did a wonderful job.

[David Dalglish]

Fantastic first effort, you should be proud of it

[possingk]

KT,
I will be getting Barb's book for Christmas and bought some ten ounce worsted wool from e-bay to give this a shot, your two threads on building this kilt will be quite valuable to me, since you have the same measurements I do.

The kilt looks great, and I really appreciate the work you put into it, and the play by play that you put out there for us.

[Robin]

Fantastic!

Love the pleats...really stunning

[Captain]

That looks amazing... Kudos to anyone with the patience to do that. I would have a very, very hard time learning to sew a kilt for that very reason...

[Kilted Taper]

Thanks all for the great comments. I wish I could get a better shot of the pleats. I pressed the he!! out of them (maybe even too much) and they are quite crisp.

This is not to be taken as a citicism but I see something with your kilt that I see frequently with others, yet I have never before questioned it. The tartan pattern of the fringed edge of the apron does not line up with that of the pleated section which it meets. I assume this could be corrected by moving the buckle and strap slightly, but I am not sure.

Hadn't noticed that till you pointed it out. It could be that the under apron was riding a little higher than the front (shirt covered that up) and just needed to be pulled down to match. Not sure though.

The shirt was an eBay purchase from www.got-kilt.com.

The finger tips sure are sore (never ended up getting a thimble ), but I'm chomping at the bit to get the next one started. Pleating to the sett is a little different then the stripe.

[Cawdorian]

That's a great looking kilt, you've done a fine job on it.