Kilt Help

[SteveB]

Way back in time when the earth was flat I had the opportunity to do costume work in a small teaching theatre. For quick kilts we found some cheap bolts of plaid (not tartan) heavy flannel. ripped them to appropriate length, then folded to "sett" some pleats, pressed and machine stitched the whole mess in position at the waist and a quarter of the way down. Velcro closure to make them very adjustable. Various old brooches were used as kilt pins (for the weight). Wide belts with tacked on tin wrap over the buckles. cinched about two inches down from the top of the "kilt". some jack chain through two punch holes in the belt hold "sporrans" (Cheap fanny packs withe the regular strap cut off and a piece of black canvas stitched or glued to the front in sporran shape. hung a couple of tassels on with hot melt glue. Did fine for the show, the lighting kept the details hard to observe. Several of the student "actor-extras" liked the kilts so much they wore them on campus.

[SteveB]

Also welcome to the rabble.
Along with the kilt, for the costume we did the Jacobian shirts by using long sleaved T-shirts ripped open a bout eight inches down, folded inside and stitched, the paper punched holes with brown shoe laces through. For the hose we used white over the calf gym socks with the flashes as pieces of plaid fabric pinned to the outside. cheap boat shoes painted high gloss black, with black insulated stranded wire as laces onto the calf. for the sqian dubh, we used 3/4" dowel painted black and cut off about ten inches, and shoved inside the sock with 4" showing. The audience thought it looked pretty authentic. For our warriors we used the same plaid as the kilt for a plaid fly 16 " wide and long enough to go from the left side of the apron to over the right shoulder and hang about halfway down the rear of the kilt. pinned down at the front and held to the shirt with a false epaulet and allowed to swing in the rear.

i hope this helps with the costume part. Once you wear the kilt, you will be hooked on its comfort.