Wore my Great Kilt to church today

[grizzbass]

lookin good. I had a beard like that once upon a time.

[dcommini]

lookin good. I had a beard like that once upon a time.

What happened to your beard?

[grizzbass]

I grew it for an opera I was singing. They called and asked if I any other gigs where long hair and a beard would be unacceptable and since I didn't I grew it for a full year and I already had long hair and a beard for a series of shows I was singing at the time. However my wife, although liking the look, didn't like the feel so when the show ended so did the hair and beard.

What happened to your beard?

[dcommini]

As has been said already: well done and epic beard! Nice work. As you may have seen from my past posts, I also wear a belted plaid and while it does take a bit of time to get used to, it usually stays put for a while once it's on. My two complains are that if I move around a lot, it gets moved around as well and that the extra weight sometimes puts a bit too much pressure on my lower back. I stitched in belt loops into one of my belted plaids and that helps everything stay put a lot more effectively but the look isn't as neat as when I hand-pleat it on the bed.

I wonder why it doesn't look as good. Do you just belt it and put it on, or do you belt it, pleat it, and then put it on?

[jthk]

I know exactly why: the belted plaid that has the belt loops is hanging on a hook -- by its belt. I simply grab the plaid, put the belt around me, adjust it and off I go. The rear is less nicely-formed knife pleats and more like rough "gathers" which I've heard could be the origin of the original tailored box-pleated kilts. When I lay a plaid on the bed and hand-pleat the middle section, then the pleats come out nice and crisp and neat.

My thoughts, anyway.

I wonder why it doesn't look as good. Do you just belt it and put it on, or do you belt it, pleat it, and then put it on?

[dcommini]

I know exactly why: the belted plaid that has the belt loops is hanging on a hook -- by its belt. I simply grab the plaid, put the belt around me, adjust it and off I go. The rear is less nicely-formed knife pleats and more like rough "gathers" which I've heard could be the origin of the original tailored box-pleated kilts. When I lay a plaid on the bed and hand-pleat the middle section, then the pleats come out nice and crisp and neat.

My thoughts, anyway.

That makes sense. I've heard the same about the rough gathers, and truth be told, if I'm camping or doing something in which I'll be putting it back on in the morning with no care for how it looks, I'll just gather up the plaid and belt it on, making a few adjustments for length or so.

[jthk]

I agree with you; if I don't have the time or don't really care about how it looks, I'll just toss it on. -- or wear a traditional kilt which is as simple as fastening two buckles and off I go!

That makes sense. I've heard the same about the rough gathers, and truth be told, if I'm camping or doing something in which I'll be putting it back on in the morning with no care for how it looks, I'll just gather up the plaid and belt it on, making a few adjustments for length or so.

[lschwartz]

I know exactly why: the belted plaid that has the belt loops is hanging on a hook -- by its belt. I simply grab the plaid, put the belt around me, adjust it and off I go. The rear is less nicely-formed knife pleats and more like rough "gathers" which I've heard could be the origin of the original tailored box-pleated kilts. When I lay a plaid on the bed and hand-pleat the middle section, then the pleats come out nice and crisp and neat.

My thoughts, anyway.

jthk...since you added the belt loops so that you can just put that BP on and go, why not take the extra step and sew in the pleats. that way it is still a BP but you have both the convenience and the nice appearance that you want. Just a thought.

Larry

[jthk]

Larry,

Thanks for the good suggestion. The reason why I've not sewn in the pleats is because I still want to make it flat as a blanket.

Jonathan

jthk...since you added the belt loops so that you can just put that BP on and go, why not take the extra step and sew in the pleats. that way it is still a BP but you have both the convenience and the nice appearance that you want. Just a thought.

Larry

[DJ Ezell]

Kilt looks great!