Simple,as possible, kilt

[Alan H]

The simplest possible kilt is probably the feileidh-beig...or "little kilt" which was worn for some 30-40 years in Scotland in the early 1700's.

Here are instructions.

1. Go buy a length of tartan cloth. The size of the pattern should be big, at least as big across as your hand. You'll probably have to buy cloth that is 45inches wide or 60 inches wide. If you can, get the 60-inch wide stuff. You'll want about 4 yards.

2. Cut it in half, or wherever you have to cut it to make at least one piece of cloth thats about 24-30 inches wide and 4 yards long.

3. Use a sewing machine to finish the cut edge of the cloth so it won't unravel. You could hem itor you could just run a couple of wide zig-zag stiches, right on top of each other, down the length of the cloth.

4. Hem the cut ends of the cloth. Don't get fancy, just fold it over and stitch it down with the machine.

You're done making your kilt.....now, how to put it on.

5. Lie down on your bed. Hang your calves off the edge of the bed so that your knees are right at the edge.. Slip a wide belt under your waist and lay it out flat on the bed, perpendicular to your body.

6. Now get up, leaving the belt on the bed.

7. Take the length of cloth and lay it on the bed with the edge you DIDN'T cut and finish at the edge of the bed where your knees were. The cloth should stretch from the head ofthe bed to the foot, and you should have lots of cloth! (twelve feet,or four yards)

8. Allowing about a yard for the under-apron, and 20 inches or so for the over-apron, pleat all the rest of that cloth, on the bed, right over the belt. This will take some time, so go slow until you get reasonable pleats.

9. Put on your shirt, whatever you're going to wear with your kilt.

10. Lie down on the bed, right on top of the pleats, with your knees at the edge of the bed, again..

11. pull the under apron over the top of your waist, then pull the over-apron over the top of that,fromt he other direction. Reach around the find the belt....pull the belt around your waist and buckle it down. The belt is what's going to hold this thing on you.

12. Stand up and adjust as you see fit.....voila....you are wearing it.

[Richard_D]

Thank you for this advice, we tried it and it looked great. I'll be posting pictures of our "clan" as soon as I get my hands on a digital camera of some sort. My friend wandered about the kilts also and wanted to try out a certain modell , just for laughs. I was only wondering how you guys like it. Can you give any suggestion etc. It's a cheap one but comes with "sporran" and it looked pretty cool. The guy in the image is.... more or less... it doesnt suit him so dont worry about it. Just look at the kilt and forget the wearer

Link to the image: http://www.finland-shop.net/catalog/...047%203700.jpg

This is something that costs roughly 75 € (postage included)

What do you think?