Sort of kilt with sleeves

[BoldHighlander]

Winter is here, and I need a dressing gown. This is the plan. I have made 'Bog Coats' before - the method is very old, but they did not have pleats.

I have an idea what your getting at. It might help for those who have never seen a 'Bog Coat' to see a modern recreation: http://thehoodedhare.com/Coats.htm

[Pleater]

I think my pattern must go back beyond the medieval - though I worked it out for myself originally - it is fairly logical really. It also owes a lot to kimonos, even though I made the first one before I learned the construction of a kimono. It is very minimalist.

The fabric is some off the bolt of purple black lavender 'almost a tartan' wool mix fabric which I have make kilts from and there are photos somewhere on X marks. The piece is about 8 ft long and 62 or 63 inches wide, if you include the very non kilting and extremely orange selvages.

To reduce the 8 ft to my wingspan - that is about wrist to wrist measurement, I put in three large pleats each side of the centre, Kingussie fashion, so there is one central box pleat and then two more. It is pleated to the set. I sewed along the joining of the colour bands to make a permanent fold. The pleats are 4 inches deep. The pleated area is the top of the front and the back. I only sew the edge of the pleats to the underlying fabric where it is necessary to hold the pleats. The third pleat protrudes slightly beyond my shoulders, so I sewed it from the inside, away from the fold so there is an inch or so free standing over the top of the sleeve.

The box pleat is sewn down at the back, but when the centre line is cut vertically so as to separate the two halves of the front, then the fabric is opened out to form the top parts of the crossing over.

Two horisontal cuts are made, so the lower parts of the front are freed from the sleeves. The sleeves are sewn along the lower edge from wrist to under arm, the selvage is sewn to the cut edge.

It is folded left over right - being both a kimono and a kilt combined.

[Alan H]

Interesting. I've never seen anything quite like it, but I LIKE the pictures.

I'd love to see yours, Pleater.

[Jake_S]

I think I understand what you're trying to do, but I just can't seem to grasp it.

So PICS please.

I'm interested in the design

Jake

[Pleater]

We have the technology - but it seems to be fighting back - I can pour the photos out of the camera into the pc, but decanting them to photo bucket seems to be going wrong - I expect I have forgotten to do something vital to the process - I will not be defeated on this, photos will appear!!

Even if I have to kidnap someone one fifth my age to do it.

[Bugbear]

We have the technology - but it seems to be fighting back - I can pour the photos out of the camera into the pc, but decanting them to photo bucket seems to be going wrong - I expect I have forgotten to do something vital to the process - I will not be defeated on this, photos will appear!!

Even if I have to kidnap someone one fifth my age to do it.

Good luck with that Pleater, , I've been fighting with a bunch of pictures lately too. I finally had to re-take everything, , then most of those are sideways. It's just one thing after another...

This does sound like a very interesting garment though.