US Bicentennial In Progress

[Barb T]

So Barb,
Is this going to wind up as an example of one of those "difficult tartans" in your update?

You bet!!

Barb

[MacWage]

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HEY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I recongnize that MATERIAL!!!!!!
I wonder where she got it from????


Actually, that is a difficult tartan to work with, but REALLY nice in person. It looks bright in virtually every pic I've seen, but I LOVE the colors in person.

I have not begun mine yet, I just can't decide how to do it in box-pleats. If I do it it stripe, to red or blue? So, I might just make it to 1.5 repeats and box pleat to sett (centered on blue, of course)!
(who thought making kilts was SO MUCH MATH!!!!)

Eagerly awaiting the other half of the sweet "deal!"
(I'm just glad BOTH of us think it was such a great deal!!!)

[MacWage]

Double post when trying to edit first pic to appear.

While it's there anyways, The kilt looks REALLY GOOD!!!
I am always impressed and amazed that so many of us can make kilts. It just inspired me to try harder to make mine decent. Also, that so many kiltmakers are willing to share the "secrets" to us hack, that we can become actually decent at it.

Thanks for the pics Kilted Taper!!! Have fun making them!!

[Barb T]

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Actually, that is a difficult tartan to work with, but REALLY nice in person. It looks bright in virtually every pic I've seen, but I LOVE the colors in person.

And it's a good illustration of how the overall impression of a tartan changes with distance. Up close, the red dominates. At a distance, the tartan looks "bluer" and less bright.

I have not begun mine yet, I just can't decide how to do it in box-pleats. If I do it it stripe, to red or blue? So, I might just make it to 1.5 repeats and box pleat to sett (centered on blue, of course)!
(who thought making kilts was SO MUCH MATH!!!!)

Try pinning it all three ways and then stand back a good ways - maybe 15 feet. I suspect that pleating to the red/white will look really busy, but I'd have to check to see.

Eagerly awaiting the other half of the sweet "deal!"
(I'm just glad BOTH of us think it was such a great deal!!!)

As soon as Lochcarron weaves it, you'll have it!!

Much cheer,

B

[thescot]

Wow. KT, you're off and running on a great job.

And, Barb, your expertise and technical explanations alone are worth showing up for.

Thanks to you both.

[Kilted Taper]

Wow, so it's almost been three months, but life tends to do that to you sometimes. Finished up the pleats LAST weekend, and sorta finished the join tonight. By that I mean I sewed the join, joined the middle pleats, then decided I didn't like the join on the underside, so I undid it and I am attempting to resew it. Anywho...here are a couple quick shots. I won't be doing any closeups like Barb. I'll just let you all keep believing I know what I'm doing and it's coming out well

[keepoffgrass]

man Im jealous. I was born in 76 so I would love to have a kilt in this tartan. Its beautiful. Great work too!

[M. A. C. Newsome]

I recently completed a 4 yard box pleated kilt in this tartan for a client (who's a new member on this board!), for those wondering what it would look like. To me there was no question -- I wanted to emphasize the blue and hide the red!

[MacWage]

I am actually planning to make a box pleat with boxes that put the pleat edge in the black and makes a box pleat to sett. (the result will be large pleats)
I will "center" it on the blue.

I'll actually measure and make sure it is more than 5 or 6 pleats. If not, I'll have to do what Matt did.

I am working (slowly) on my MacNeil tartan, then I will start the Amer. BiCent. to have it done by July 4th.

Add-> the full repeat is just barely over 7 inches, leaving 3.5 from black center to black center, or 7 pleat facings for me. So, Box Pleated to Sett it will be (and I'll get pics up here somehow).

[Kilted Taper]

That looks great Matt!