Any one use this kilt maker?

[xdattax]

You also stated you want a mini skirt with a tartan design. Are you aware that a mini skirt is NOT a kilt? I'm not trying to be a smarty pants or sarcastic. I'm genuinely asking. Are you female and are actually looking for a skirt? Are you male and desiring a kilt? please elaborate so we can help.

I am a girl, and basically, wanted a mini skirt in tartan with the pleating, kilt inspired. The kilt skirt is how the makers described what I ordered. I didn't want a traditional skirt, as I see on the tartan websites, it's simply too hot for such a thing down here and I have absolutely no place to wear it; a mini skirt, however, is perfect.

:-( I wish I had found this page first, as I've already ordered the skirt and paid. But I'm also hoping that my worries are going to be unfounded, and come May, I'll have a lovely skirt.

As for cost, since I've seen it mentioned here, it was 170 for the whole thing, shipped. If the fabric is 100 a yard, which, is what I was told was needed, plus 70 for labor, I felt was reasonable. I'll have to take a look at USA Kilts, as suggested above.

[Detroitpete]

My wife wears kilted skirts of varying lengths. She likes sportkilts for active wear and Celtic Croft for kilted skirts: http://www.kilts-n-stuff.com/ladies-...d-mini-skirts/

[Hothir Ethelnor]

BTW the cloth is not $100 a yard unless they are ordering it from a reseller (and an expensive one at that.)

Tartan retails for around $65. (even custom woven cloth.)

And of course any kiltmaker worth their salt selling kilts will obtain their cloth from the manufacturer at a much better price (usually roughly half of retail.)

Now the cloth in your skirt may cost $100 but for what you described I don't imagine they could possibly use more than 2 yards of double width cloth which still means there's a 50% disparity roughly between their quote and reality (unless they are obtaining their cloth retail which is rather unintelligent for someone trying to make money.)

[auld argonian]

The fabric shouldn't be 100 (I'm assuming USA dollars) a yard unless it's some kind of serious custom weave and you're only having enough for one kilt done. (If you look around the forum, you'll see a couple of threads where folks are getting together to have some yardage custom woven and are getting as many people to throw in and bring the cost down owing to the volume of the order...a common practice here.) I just priced three yards double width from someone the other day and it came out to, like, $125 shipped, so the actual material shouldn't be that costly.

Wasn't there a tutorial from AlanH on doing a ladies kilt that went along with his Xkilt plans...I just did a quick look-around and can't find it, though...

Hope that your purchase is going to be all that you hope. Be warned, though, that many of us have gone on and acquired more than one kilt....some have gone on to acquire dozens.

Don't overlook the possibility of getting one in the PV material in the future if temperatures are gonna be an issue. This is great stuff and is widely held as the wool alternative and has been the answer to many a kilt wearer in the Southern and Southwestern States prayers.

Enjoy!

Best

AA

[watsonclan]

Wow, I was just looking more closely and if you go to the "weddings" tab and click on the picture, you will notice a wedding party but some of them are carrying..........Japanese Samurai swords!!!!! Woohoo kilted ninjas!!!!

[Whidbey78]

I have learned from Sport Kilt not to judge quality from pictures...

don't wanna hijack (sorry OP) -- but, what do you mean about Sport Kilt picture / quality disparity?

I'm intrigued because I'm considering getting a SK and the pictures looked fine to me. Are you saying they're NOT as good as the pics or are they even BETTER?

Kilt4beer, I think what Nighthawk means--and this was my experience with them--their kilts look as good as, if not better than, many other's made-to-measure kilts on the website. But when you get them they're more like sweatpants with pleats. They're universal fit, meaning they universally don't fit anyone very well. Their customer service is good, but the product is sub-par. I bought one kilt from them and can't recommend them. Spend the extra $20 and get a USAK casual...much better product, and it will fit you because it's made for you.

[Whidbey78]

Wow, I was just looking more closely and if you go to the "weddings" tab and click on the picture, you will notice a wedding party but some of them are carrying..........Japanese Samurai swords!!!!! Woohoo kilted ninjas!!!!

They've watched too many episodes of Highlander.

[Dale Seago]

Wow, I was just looking more closely and if you go to the "weddings" tab and click on the picture, you will notice a wedding party but some of them are carrying..........Japanese Samurai swords!!!!! Woohoo kilted ninjas!!!!

[Seinfeld] Not that there's anything WRONG with that! [/Seinfeld]

We do have at least a couple on this board, after all.

[Cowher]

Kilt4beer, I think what Nighthawk means--and this was my experience with them--their kilts look as good as, if not better than, many other's made-to-measure kilts on the website. But when you get them they're more like sweatpants with pleats. They're universal fit, meaning they universally don't fit anyone very well. Their customer service is good, but the product is sub-par. I bought one kilt from them and can't recommend them. Spend the extra $20 and get a USAK casual...much better product, and it will fit you because it's made for you.

I agree. I have had both of these kilts in my hands. I would say go with USA KILTS Kilt4beer take a look.
http://www.usakilts.com/store/cas_kiltpage.php

http://www.sportkilt.com/category/53...orks-Kilt.html

As for xdattax here are better options for next time. Again I have looked at these first hand
http://www.usakilts.com/store/woolmini_kiltpage.php

http://www.usakilts.com/store/pvminikilt_kiltpage.php

http://www.sportkilt.com/category/62/Mini-Kilt.html

Or if your really... Um... Well take a look

http://www.sportkilt.com/category/70...Mini-Kilt.html

[kilt4beer]

Great info, thanks for all of your help guys.

To the OP: hope youjr mini works well and looks great -- happy kilting!