X-Kilt: Sew Your Own, manual available for download

**Alan H** · 2nd March 09, 10:12 PM

http://www.modelautoracing.com/kilt/X-Kilt_final2.pdf

**Downix** · 3rd March 09, 08:05 AM

Thanks! Printing one up for making one... altho the price on canvas doubled since sunday at walmart so I'm a tad miffed.

**Alan H** · 5th March 09, 12:16 AM

Originally Posted by Downix

Thanks! Printing one up for making one... altho the price on canvas doubled since sunday at walmart so I'm a tad miffed.

I hate it when I miss a sale!

**Dave K** · 5th March 09, 11:04 PM

First X-Kilt. Bit of a 50 yarder to me. I have received many complements from others including "Is there nothing you can't do?" I also have gotten a request to make one for another guy. I just finished a "cargo sporran" from the same material and I just need to weave the chains that will connect it to my belt (I make chain mail jewelry also). Next week I buy more fabric for another.

Thanks Alan.

**Alan H** · 8th April 09, 01:29 PM

Originally Posted by Dave K

First X-Kilt. Bit of a 50 yarder to me. I have received many complements from others including "Is there nothing you can't do?" I also have gotten a request to make one for another guy. I just finished a "cargo sporran" from the same material and I just need to weave the chains that will connect it to my belt (I make chain mail jewelry also). Next week I buy more fabric for another.

Thanks Alan.

WELL DONE!!! Guid on ye, lad, that looks nice.

**Alan H** · 8th April 09, 01:36 PM

BIG NEWS:

The second edition is done. It has pictures from a number of X-Markers, with major thanks to the F-H.C.A.G. who contributed lots of them from her threads in this forum on making her own X-Kilts. Tartan Hikers great "shortcuts" are still there, of course! My thanks to sydnie7 for reviewing the text and writing a KILLER addendum on how to adapt the X-Kilt instructions to Reverse Kinguisse style.

I've also corrected the major stinker of the over-apron strip which has been the source of many questions since the first edition came out in 2006.

For now, you can download the second edition here:

http://cmgm.stanford.edu/~ahebert/Xk...t2ndedRevK.pdf

Note that the Manual, including sydnie7's super addendum is now 60 pages. It's a 40+ mbyte download, you are really getting a book, here!

Anyway, for those of you with slow connections, patience is the byword.

That URL will change to Bunchdescendents server, soon, unless the mods decide that X Marks wants to host the download.

Happy sewing!

**bunchdescendant** · 8th April 09, 07:34 PM

I see that's it's ready so I will download it and move it over with a link later this evening.

Ray

edit: I put it on a faster server so here's the link, all! If this link dies, please PM me, will ya?

http://www.kellanmeigh.com/x_kilt/Xk...d_Ed_Rev_K.pdf

**Alan H** · 9th April 09, 10:48 AM

So for now you have two places, both pretty darned fast, from which to download the 2nd edition...

Bunchdescendents server:

http://www.kellanmeigh.com/kilt/Xkilt_2nd_Ed_Rev_K.pdf

and my space at Stanford:

http://cmgm.stanford.edu/~ahebert/Xk...t2ndedRevK.pdf

**Kirika** · 30th June 09, 01:01 PM

First off, I want to let you know just how much I appreciate all the work you've put into making this manual. I've wanted to get a kilt for quite some time, but the cost of purchasing one always deterred me. I can't wait to start making an X-kilt of my own, although I'll need to borrow some my mother's sewing experience, at least for the first time. I had one question though, and I wasn't sure where I should post it. Please forgive me if this is a bad spot.

In the manual, you recommend using Cotton/Poly twill. I found Cotton twill at a local Jo-Ann's shop, and I'll probably have them order in some of the Cotton/Poly blend. However, it seemed that the material I was looking at was rather thin and light. Is this normal? I'm mainly concerned about how well the kilt will stay down, as I don't want gusts of wind to blow it up.

Thanks in advance, I'm looking forward to getting started,
Kirika

**sydnie7** · 30th June 09, 01:55 PM

Jo-Ann's typically has one or two "bottomweight" poly/cottons, one is called Rodeo and I can't remember the other. They are about the weight of Dockers p@ants material. I've made several kilts from this and they are OK, not the heaviest but good for warm weather.

They also have a very light poly/cotton, more like a sport shirt weight -- NOT good for kilting!

Have fun!