First "traditional" kilt project

[sydnie7]

Sorry, should have known better than to imply that there is any topic on which every member of this forum agrees. I'll amend my statement to "every discussion I've read, in which the members involved appeared to know of what they spoke, holds the Folkwear pattern in low regard." Add to that the fact that one of my sisters attempted it and found issues such as pattern pieces not matching. While not a tailor of men's clothing, she is a talented and experienced seamstress. Despite her best efforts, she was not able to produce a usable PC from that pattern.

[Heming]

Sorry, should have known better than to imply that there is any topic on which every member of this forum agrees. I'll amend my statement to "every discussion I've read, in which the members involved appeared to know of what they spoke, holds the Folkwear pattern in low regard." Add to that the fact that one of my sisters attempted it and found issues such as pattern pieces not matching. While not a tailor of men's clothing, she is a talented and experienced seamstress. Despite her best efforts, she was not able to produce a usable PC from that pattern.

Wow, I'm sorry if I seemed "on guard". I've read some bad reviews, and some not so bad, and some on the lines of "this can probably be altered to be fixed". I'll most definitely make a muslin. Your sister's experiences add to my scepticism, though, so I'll make the whole thing in cheap-o-fabric before I start hacking up the gabardine. I'm stubborn as a donkey in an uphill slope, and will never give up until I've tried myself. But maybe in the end it'll have to be a conversion anyway.