Four-yard, box pleated kilts

[Don Patrick]

Ok, gang. I'm jumping into the kilt makers pool and am now offering my services to make traditional four-yard, box pleated kilts.

The original tailored kilts of the late eighteenth and early nineteenth century all contained about four yards of cloth and were box pleated.

This style dissapeared later in the nineteenth century, as knife pleated kilts became popular and yardage increased. In 1983, they were made again for the first time by kilt maker and kilt historian Bob Martin.

Since that time, only a few individual kilt makers have been offering this style of kilt, mostly those trained by Bob. Now I'm happy to count myself among their numbers.

Check out my site for more details.
http://kilts.albanach.org

I'm doing this as a side business to help support my (growing) family. Since this is a new endeavor, to get the ball rolling, I'm going to offer a whopping $100 discount to the first order I take. The next three orders after that will get $50 off the price.

I might be interested in a Lamont or Gray. I've never worn a tartan, but I'm beginning to think about the prospect. Though judging from the posts PV rahter than wool seems to be the most popular.