Guatemalan tartan Kilt

**Coemgen** · 27th June 08, 03:33 PM

Cool! It came out real nice!

**AndresPapousek** · 27th June 08, 03:34 PM

This is a paint of a San juan Sacatepuez women wearin a traditional "corte" (skirt) and a Huipil (shirt).

you can see that the corte has the same patern that my kilt. In Guatemala they made like in Scotland, a patern for a region. Then scotland tartan mutate to be a family distintion but in guatemala it is still regional.

San Juan Sacatepequez :

San Pedro Sacatepequez: (very similar)

http://www.sugermontano.edu.gt/addfi...equez%2001.jpg

That is how a "corte" looks.

i feel Im broking some "social rules" here. I expect to not be killed by furious womens. lol

Andres

**Alan H** · 27th June 08, 05:29 PM

That is beyond cool. It's a real Guatemalan tartan kilt.

This rocks.

**AndresPapousek** · 27th June 08, 06:11 PM

Thanks Alan

I apreciate your opinion (your instructions help me a lot in my XKilt and in this too)

BTW, more traditional kilts are much easier to iron!
that is a good reason to make an extra effort with knife pleats and plaids!

Now is time to rock concert! tomorow I want to finish the kilt.

Salu!

Andres

**Daibhidh O'Baoighill** · 27th June 08, 07:57 PM

Looks great!

**Retro Red** · 27th June 08, 08:17 PM

Great job, Andres!

I had the pleasure of traveling through Guatamala 33 years ago & was very impressed with the quality & beauty of the weaving done there. I still have a beautiful tablecloth (w/ napkins) adorned with quetzals.

And speaking of quetzals (the national bird of Guatamala), perhaps you could use something like this for a kilt pin.

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