A first kilt

**Dirk Skene** · 18th May 07, 10:05 AM

Lookin' nice. SK has a good product.

**starbkjrus** · 18th May 07, 10:13 AM

Lookin' good! Congrats on the new kilt. (I like the hat with it too.)

**gangreenfootball** · 24th May 07, 02:06 PM

Congratulations

**old fife** · 16th November 07, 10:28 AM

Hi Fluter, I just joined this forum in order to find out if you are the flute player I know who studied at Northwestern... From the photos you certainly look like the Ken I know with the Powell number 12... who knows, I have a number of Scottish friends, maybe I'll even get into wearing a kilt. As you probably know, there is a Watson clan...

**old fife** · 16th November 07, 10:30 AM

Hi Fluter, I just joined this forum in order to find out if you are the flute player I know who studied at Northwestern... From the photos you certainly look like the Ken I know with the Powell number 12... who knows, I have a number of Scottish friends, maybe I'll even get into wearing a kilt. As you probably know, there is a Watson clan...

Thaddeus

**cessna152towser** · 16th November 07, 03:31 PM

Hey where's this thread been hiding - I haven't seen these pics before.
Looking good, Fluter, a shrewd choice.

**keith_b** · 16th November 07, 04:40 PM

That's the first time I've seen a Sport Kilt in "action". I was torn over whether or not to get one. I was eyeing up the MacGregor tartan option as well. The SK looks much better than I thought. You've made up my mind, I'm going to order one!

**fluter** · 16th November 07, 06:03 PM

Originally Posted by cessna152towser

Hey where's this thread been hiding - I haven't seen these pics before.

That was my first foray---it was just bumped by an auld friend. I guess my post must have turned up in Google. "Old fife" and I were out of touch and have been mutually searching from time to time!

Originally Posted by keith_b

I was eyeing up the MacGregor tartan option as well. The SK looks much better than I thought. You've made up my mind, I'm going to order one!

Everything that is said about the SK is true---the good and the bad.

I had 3 kilts on order, of which that was the first to arrive. I wear it around the house and yard constantly, and occasionally out. I suspect you'll love it in the summer.

I ordered it specifically to get the MacGregor tartan. Since then, I've got a belted plaid in Celtic Croft's homespun MacGregor, which I like quite a lot for that purpose. I'm not sure how good it'd be in a regular knife pleat, but I may get some more yardage to try it after I have a couple more X-kilts under my belt.

Then Rocky took advance orders for a special run of poly-viscose in MacGregor, which I'm sure will be eagerly awaited in the New Year. So I guess the moral is that good tartans come to those who wait (and have their credit cards handy). I'm thinking one day, a nice 4-yard box pleat in heavy wool will cap it off.

**fluter** · 16th November 07, 06:06 PM

Originally Posted by old fife

Hi Fluter, I just joined this forum in order to find out if you are the flute player I know who studied at Northwestern... From the photos you certainly look like the Ken I know with the Powell number 12... who knows, I have a number of Scottish friends, maybe I'll even get into wearing a kilt. As you probably know, there is a Watson clan...

Thaddeus

Welcome, Thaddeus! that is, indeed, I. I've sent you a PM and an e-mail. And as we say around here, one need not be Scottish to be comfortable!