Mactrailerpark Lawnmowing Kilt version 0.1 alpha

[way2fractious]

A copy of Barb's book is on the Horizon. What about instant gratification? What about here and now?

This is my first effort at sewing beyond four hems and four seams. I completed that task with a 50% accuracy ratio. Now fueled up and pumped up by my almost success this dog began to ponder the possibilities.

Whooo Boy! Were you ever bitten by the kiltmaking bug! Like a giant tick, it just dug in and turned infectious. That raging fever can be somewhat contained or controlled (dare I say, moderated?), but never cured! And if you were instantly gratified, how could you savor the exquisite torture known hereabouts as "jonesing"? Making your own kilt may take longer, but at least you control the progress.

Given your stated resistance to negative criticism, be assured you'll not receive any from this corner of the peanut gallery. That kilt looks great. If anyone has a problem with what you wear, challenge them to wear something of their own creation at your next meeting so you can trade barbs intelligently.

Again, as you mentioned, the genius increases exponentially with each new kiltmaking experience. Following a template, such as Barb's book, helps that process immensely. Be aware that The Art of Kiltmaking is aimed at wool tartan kilts. Some of us are also waiting with bated breath for The Art of Contemporary Kiltmaking by Steve Ashton, which will disclose most of his secrets for successfully constructing the type of kilt you are making now.

Keep up the good work.

[Pleater]

Hey Doug, you'll be tackling 8 yards in no time at all. You start off thinking five yards is a lot to tackle and then it begins to seem rather skimpy.

If you can get pleats from one hip joint around to the other, and the aprons with double sized pleats under them it will sometimes feel like you forgot to put a kilt on as it will move as you do.

You think you have it bad? Try being a full figured woman - here in the UK, anyway - the assumed garb is a navy blue tube in a manmade fibre with three quarter sleeves and a bit of white around the neck. A waist - forget it. large women are not suposed to have waists.

When working on my kilts I tend to make the two aprons and then pleat up everything in between to use up all the material. I tend to have twenty pleats in most things, it being easy to divide by ten I just measure up the available cloth, divide by two and then by ten - TAA DAAAH!!

I round down slightly and put the left over cloth in the larger pleats, or rather into pleats to make them larger, because otherwise they would be the same size as the other ones.....

I am just starting on a new kilt of blue DPM - I have one in 'ordinary' colours but it is actually starting to look weathered I have worn it/washed it so much.

I must refurbish some of my kilts from last year - now too large - so as to have more to wear. One is not enough!!

[Kid Cossack]

Dude, that looks entirely creditable. I send out big huzzahs your way. Pleats going the wrong way? So what? If anyone asks, just tell them, "Well they drive on the wrong side of the road in the UK, because of the way their kilts are pleated. I just adapted to local conditions."

[Perldog007]

Pleats going the wrong way? So what? If anyone asks, just tell them, "Well they drive on the wrong side of the road in the UK, because of the way their kilts are pleated. I just adapted to local conditions."

Many thanks, I will use that if challenged.

Going to start laying out pleats on MacWarehouse (0.2 alpha) after work today. So far we are going with shorter hem, longer fell and deeper pleats.

I have to do some reading and thinking on pockets though. The one on lawnmower is highly functional but hangs poorly.

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

That's a very serviceable kilt. Your first attempt is miles ahead of my first attempt. I also thought it was going to be pretty wimpy based on the build up you gave, but it hangs well and looks great. You should try box pleats, although just making the pleats deeper will look good too. Post progress please!

Be well,

[Sir Robert]

Way ahead of mine. Good job!

[Scratchy's Lass]

Mactrailerpark Lawnmowing Kilt ...

What about instant gratification? What about here and now?...

So I started out to make a "mock up". Knowing nothing of kilt making or sewing it ended up being more of a "#@$* up". ...

pleats of clan MacTrailerPark ...Seattle fringed fanny tube ...the lawnmower kilt ...

The Chief Export of George is Pain.

Stand by for Macwarehouse kilt.

Love it!! Clearly you have a natural nack for both 'Kilts MacTrailerPark' and humourous writing
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