Denim Reverse-Kingussie Kilt

[nab2488]

Yes- cheap is okay but spend your time and money for quality! If you were successful in making a kilt (and that's truly possible if you're motivated) then you'll want to wear it. Will you wear it if was the cheapest fabric that you wish you hadn't gotten?


Bottomline is : get the fabric that you'll enjoy wearing and/or showing off, within a reasonable price of course. If you get double-width, you'll only need about 2.5 yards or so. If it's say, $10/yd, that's not going to break your bank at $25. But you can definitely get less expensive fabrics at under $10/yd. Go to Jo-Anns or Hancock Fabrics and look around, sign up so you can get their discount coupons. (JoAnns has one right now...). Hancock's has a table of cotton twill/cotton poly at good weight at 3-ish/yard. At that price you can get 5 yards of double-width and you can have two kilts.

While the revK addendum is still being processed, I can certainly help you with instructions and I'd be happy to help you construct a rev-K kilt. I would recommend, downloading and reading Alan H's Xkilt manual which will give you instructions on how to construct a box-pleat. The rev-K is just a different pleating but most of the other details are going to be the same/similar. It will be of significant help.

Let's talk some more.

I have found some duck cloth at both walmart and joanns that isn't very expensive. Joanns has it at 7 dollars a yard walmart has it at 5.50 dollars a yard. So it isn't expensive and it is the same type of material that UK's are made of so I would wear it. I just wouldn't want to start with a material like denim.

If I got like 5 or 6 yards of this duck cloth at 6 dollars a yard that is under 30 bucks and because the material is folded over I could possibly make 2 kilts. If I get through 2 and I am getting the hang of it then I will move to more expensive fabric.

[meinfs]

[...] I am getting the hang of it then I will move to more expensive fabric.

Like a tartan?



Duck cloth will make a good kilt. But I think it'll be tougher to work with than denim. (!)

[nab2488]

^ don't know about that. lol Why do you think duck cloth would be more difficult to work with? I figured it is cheaper so even if it is harder to work with whatever. Plus I just like the feel.

[meinfs]

^ don't know about that. lol Why do you think duck cloth would be more difficult to work with? I figured it is cheaper so even if it is harder to work with whatever. Plus I just like the feel.

Oh, I meant difficulty with the sewing machine. At some point towards the end, there'll be layers and layers of fabric. I've not worked with duck cloth yet but my denim gives me challenges.

I say go for it and give it a try.