Corduroy X-Kilt

[Arlen]

Just two things to say:
1: I have wanted a cord kilt for years now. If this works out then I would likely be willing to pay you to make one after my wedding when I can afford such things. Seriously.
2: I'm glad my fiance and I aren't the only couple who watch Shogun together.

[The F-H.C.A.G.]

Question; If you are using a piece of solid color cloth couldn't you do some reverse engineering?...

...Did I just make this very confusing....

Exactly as Alan H said..."Because it's complicated". Turns out, at least in this particular corduroy, it is almost impossible to see the seams anyway, as you will see shortly (once my pictures finish uploading).

Just two things to say:
1: I have wanted a cord kilt for years now. If this works out then I would likely be willing to pay you to make one after my wedding when I can afford such things. Seriously.
...

Seriously, if you want an affordable corduroy kilt, I would recommend checking with Utilikilt or Amerikilt. This is just a part time hobby for me, and I suspect you would get a more affordable and consistently made kilt from one of those two.

I will be posting further progress shortly...

Be well,

[The F-H.C.A.G.]

Today, it was 80 degrees out and a beautiful sunny day with a light wind, perfect for kite flying. So we took the convertible to the beach and played in the sand and the surf, flew some kites, etc. I spent the whole time thinking about the next step of this kilt. Last night, I ripped out a small portion of the hem, added another panel and blind stitched that portion of hem.

This afternoon, I laid it out again, brushed off the old chalk marks as best I could and marked it out again-this time with a 9" apron and 13 3" pleats.



I A-shaped the front apron again-much harder to get a straight line when going diagonally on corduroy, but the general idea is chalked in.



Here I am sewing the outer portions of the pleats. Again, note how corduroy has its own guide lines so it is very easy to stay consistently close to the edge.



This picture is to show just how close to invisible the joins are between the panels of fabric. The seam is just to the left of the sewing machine foot. Really, I swear.



Here it is with all the "ridges" sewn in-it took about 1 hour, 15 minutes to do 13 pleats. The hem is to the left and the waist band will be to the right.



Tomorrow, the next day and the day after that, I will be working my real job. The following day (Thursday), I will iron in the pleats, bar tack 'em, and taper the fell. Maybe I'll even get the waistband on then-we'll see.

Until then...

Be well,

[Arlen]

Seriously, if you want an affordable corduroy kilt, I would recommend checking with Utilikilt or Amerikilt. This is just a part time hobby for me, and I suspect you would get a more affordable and consistently made kilt from one of those two.

I will be posting further progress shortly...

Be well,

Honestly, I never really thought I'd be able to find an affordable one to fit online because I'm quite short, but I just found one on Union Kilts!
Oh the luck.