Kilt making?

[Bugbear]

The Wizard of BC , that's why I will gladly pay a kilt maker, who knows how to do these things, to make a kilt. I can almost deal with making my belted plaids, but I still need a little help, LOL! However, I am not weaving the cloth; I am not spinning the wool; I am not sheering the sheep or raising them; and so on and so on. My point is that we all are taking something that someone else has made and using it.

All my respect goes to you and the other kilt makers. When I was a young child, I wanted to be a clothing fashion designer, but I don't have the skill or talent in sewing and cutting cloth. If singforsam does find a talent in kiltmaking, I wish singforsam all the good luck in the world. I think it's got to start with Barb's book though.

[The Wizard of BC]

I guess the point I was trying to make is that we as kilt wearers sometimes get all wrapped around the axle about different Tartans, and different fabric weights, and different pleat styles. But it is actually the craftsmanship and artistry of Traditional Kiltmakers that we should be thinking about.

This is the heart of the Tartan Tat controversy. Sure, a length of bright plaid sewn into what looks like pleats and called a kilt will sell simply because we as kiltmakers have failed to get across to the public that there is more to it than that.

I welcome anyone who wishes to make their own kilt. I welcome and encourage anyone who chooses to make this their life's work. We need more kiltmakers, desperately.

On the other hand, we kiltmakers need to show the world that making a well fitting and swishing kilt is as complex as making a three piece suit.