My first kilt!! (pics)

**Robin** · 21st February 09, 11:07 AM

Nice you received it this soon...and without being bothered by the customs.

The dark blue woolen "thingies" are tie-them-yourself flashes from the House of Bruar.

You can use the elastic bands from the plain flashes for the tartan flashes also.

The kiltpin is made by John Goode & Sons, hallmarked Birmingham 1914.

I didn't had a black sporran, so there's a mission for you

For the brown sporran find a brown wide casual belt.

Looks like you still have to figure out how to put the kiltbelt together. Hint: there's a small buckle on the inside of the belt

(When the belt is a bit too long...a leatherworker or shoe repair shop can fix this by moving the small buckle a bit)

The black leather sporran strap can be handy for a future black sporran.

Looks like the kilt fits nicely...and the lenght seems perfect.

Happy kilting!

**shawhighlander** · 21st February 09, 11:23 AM

A generous man will prosper; he who refreshes others will himself be refreshed.

The warmth of this thread has touched my heart.
Guid oan ya, mate. Hope this kilt blesses you for a long time.

**Barb T** · 21st February 09, 11:32 AM

Robin - absolutely awesome!!!

Gunnar - the situation in Iceland is truly awful, isn't it. A friend of ours is the pastor at the church in Hveragerdi, and he has many people in his parish who have been hit incredibly hard. He said it's particularly hard on young people like you who don't remember the traditional Icelandic economy of many years ago, and I know he's hoping that it won't result in a huge exodus of young people from Iceland.

My husband and I will be in Iceland in June this summer for a couple of weeks. It would be fun to all get together, and you can show off your fabulous kilt!