X-Kilt: Sew Your Own, manual available for download

[The Wizard of BC]

Jake S,

Remember that the X Kilt is supposed to be fun. Easy and fun. If you want pockets fine but please don't try to do pockets like I do. They are just too complicated to be fun. Unless your idea of fun is banging yourself with hammers or sewing your fingers together.

A hint. If you make the deep pleats under the apron REALLY deep, you can simply just pin the apron at it's proper place then fold the apron back out of the way and sew your pocket shape right into the deep pleat. Then, you can tack the top and bottom of your pocket opening to allow your hand to go in.

For rear pockets make a simple rectangular pocket from scrap fabric. Then cut a slash into the Fell area where you want the pocket to be. Pin the pocket to the inside of the Fell and stitch it into place. Then turn the kilt over to the good side and run a line of zig-zags around the opening to keep the raw edges from fraying.

You can then make up a flap and sew it over to opening.

I hope this helps and I hope Alan isn't too mad at me for messing with his wonderful design.

[Alan H]

Jake S,

Remember that the X Kilt is supposed to be fun. Easy and fun. If you want pockets fine but please don't try to do pockets like I do. They are just too complicated to be fun. Unless your idea of fun is banging yourself with hammers or sewing your fingers together.

A hint. If you make the deep pleats under the apron REALLY deep, you can simply just pin the apron at it's proper place then fold the apron back out of the way and sew your pocket shape right into the deep pleat. Then, you can tack the top and bottom of your pocket opening to allow your hand to go in.

For rear pockets make a simple rectangular pocket from scrap fabric. Then cut a slash into the Fell area where you want the pocket to be. Pin the pocket to the inside of the Fell and stitch it into place. Then turn the kilt over to the good side and run a line of zig-zags around the opening to keep the raw edges from fraying.

You can then make up a flap and sew it over to opening.

I hope this helps and I hope Alan isn't too mad at me for messing with his wonderful design.

Hey, the whole X-Kilt project is all about LEARNING about kilts. It has exactly zero to do with my ego or turning a buck. I bet that once someone tries making inside pockets on a kilt, they will then look at the going price for what Freedom Kilts charges to make inside pockets, and understand that it's a deal, because they probably spent triple the amount of time and quadruple the grief your seamstresses did, to produce a lesser quality job.

But if they LEARNED something, and even better, if they can wear what they learned, then all's right with the world.

BTW, when I get around to my next casual kilt, lord knows when, I might just try this trick with the super-deep under-apron pleats, and attaching the front slash pockets to those.

why didn't *I* think of that?

[The Wizard of BC]

Ah Alan, that's why I get paid the big bucks.

[Tartan Hiker]

BTW, when I get around to my next casual kilt, lord knows when, I might just try this trick with the super-deep under-apron pleats, and attaching the front slash pockets to those.

Why didn't *I* think of that?

Same here, on both counts! I just scored a pile of polycotton in the old desert camo pattern. Can't wait to get started on that!

[kfreeouf]

Same here, on both counts! I just scored a pile of polycotton in the old desert camo pattern. Can't wait to get started on that!

Is that the pattern that we used to refer to as "Chocolate Chip?"
I've been contimplating one in that pattern.
Semper Fi,
Keith