Cunningham kilt--big pics

**andyfg** · 24th January 08, 04:04 PM

Looks great work.

**BEEDEE** · 24th January 08, 04:18 PM

Great work - your grandmother has a real talent.

Brian

**BLAZN** · 24th January 08, 05:22 PM

Originally Posted by M. A. C. Newsome

Or use it to make vests for each of you to match your kilt.

When I buy fabric for a kilt, I always buy the yardage I need for the kilt. If I make a 6 yard kilt, I buy 6 yards. Period. Double width or not. Usually, this means I get to make myself two kilts.
I point this out because that means I have, essentially, 6 yards of single width Dress Stewart up in my closet. I used it as a really thick fly this past ren faire season... for warmth on chilly Connecticut days.

Matt... you have now given me an idea. Mayhaps I will have my lovely bride try her hand at producing me a doublet from the extra Dress Stewart I have. It should go quite nicely with the Dress Stewart kilt I made for myself back in February '07.

As for the Cunningham kilt this thread discusses... I find that tartan to be very nice looking. I also find that the Grandma in question must be one great Grandma.

**cacunn** · 24th January 08, 06:09 PM

Bishop
Look at the cutouts and see if there is enough material to make a Cunningham new boy hat. Six to eight wedges to make a circle, put a band around the bottom to and a brim and you have a nice hat.

Also do any of the Cunningham's in your family come from the Elkins West Virginia area? If I can't manage to connect to your Grandmother by way of the family tree do you think she will adopt me? Please..please..please

**pdcorlis** · 24th January 08, 06:20 PM

Lucky duck - your grand mum is doing a bang-up job and you sir will have a treasure that will last a lifetime. Very beautiful indeed!

**MacMillan of Rathdown** · 24th January 08, 09:09 PM

I'd opt for the trews if there is enough yardage. Otherwise I'd go for two waistcoats: one scoop neck for wear with a doublet or coatee, the other a standard six button for day wear or wear with an argyll jacket. And I'd definately have the tartan matched on the bias!

**berserkbishop** · 24th January 08, 10:41 PM

Originally posted by cacunn
Also do any of the Cunningham's in your family come from the Elkins West Virginia area? If I can't manage to connect to your Grandmother by way of the family tree do you think she will adopt me? Please..please..please

From what I know, most of the family is from PA. I was born in Pittsburgh and I know that I had family in Washington, PA. I would say that she might adopt but I already have to share my Grandma with 3 sibs and a bunch of cousins.

on the bias

What? I dont know what that means. . . .Anyway, she just e-mailed me and said that she hoped they would be done by the end of the month. I will tell her you all send compliments, she will be glad to hear. I am very proud and honored to be receiving a gift with so much love incorporated into it.

I like the idea of a waistcoat? Anyone know how much yardage one of those puppies takes? I have to make sure that whatever I get my bro does as well, we went halfsies on the material. And as to giving the extra to Grams, she already purchased some lighter Cunningham tartan when she was in Scotland a while back and has yet to decide what to do with it.

Cant wait till she's done!

**cacunn** · 24th January 08, 11:33 PM

On the bias is diagonally. Lay the material down so the stripes run up-down and left-right and turn it 45 degrees and it be on the bias. Instead of the pattern being in blocks it will appear to be in diamonds.

**berserkbishop** · 25th January 08, 01:18 AM

Oh, ok. Gotcha. That would break up the pattern nicely so you could tell that I wasnt wearing some kind of kilt jump suit!

Regards

Bishop

**OFCJAX** · 25th January 08, 02:05 AM

Might make her a nice pin cushion out of the scrap pleat cut outs. Add a wrist strap so she can wear it while working and not have to look around for pins.

I think she might like that.