Starting the next project (finally)

**Erisianmonkey** · 7th February 07, 09:56 PM

Things around the home of the Erisian monkeys has returned to only a slightly harried abnormal, so I'm finally getting started on my next kilt. As y'all know, my cat Roadblock passed recently. As one of the final honors paid to him, I wrapped his body in a piece of the tartan that I had recently bought to make a few kilts from. (I wish it had been a family tartan, but I don't have any of my family tartans, and I sure as hell wasn't going to wrap him in Black Watch, as that is a government tartan, and that cat hates rules. One of the very few times I ever heard that cat hiss and growl was when we had city inspectors come through our apartment.) Anyway, here's a preview of the tartan and how I've decided to pleat it. I just hope I can sew it half as well as I photoshopped it.

**Tattoo Bradley** · 7th February 07, 10:04 PM

Sorry to hear about the cat.

That's a great tartan though.

**Kilted KT** · 7th February 07, 10:06 PM

tough loss, a strong cat like that. I raise a dram for you

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The tartan looks nice, can't wait to see the final product!

**Erisianmonkey** · 7th February 07, 10:11 PM

Whoops! the whole point I was trying to get to with telling about the cat is that I decided to call this my Roadblock kilt since it's being made from a "generic" or "fashion" tartan. I still can't believe that this is not a named registered tartan. I've even had the passing thought to send a swatch to the STA and register it as the Roadblock the cat tartan, but I don't think the mill that produced this or the designer who designed it would appreciate that much!

Thanks Brad, I'm glad you like it.

**Warlock** · 7th February 07, 10:11 PM

Sorry to hear of the loss of such a discerning feline. Nice tartan.

**McMurdo** · 8th February 07, 12:37 PM

Nice looking Roadblock tartan, cant wait to see it done.

**Erisianmonkey** · 8th February 07, 02:20 PM

Thanks guys. I'm pretty anxious for that myself. It's going to be slow going, because I managed to hurt myself in the move, and I've got a lot of school to do. But I figure a week from Sunday, I should at least have most of the pleating done.

**Alan H** · 8th February 07, 02:44 PM

Looking forward to pics of the completed article...and...

sorry abut the cat. I know how it feels.

**Erisianmonkey** · 23rd February 07, 02:57 AM

Well, I'm a good ways into the pleating. The width is coming out to be ~3/4 of an inch. Depth is 4.5 inches. Believe it or not, this will be a kilt of over 10 yards of material! I thought it might take a full 10 yard length, but over that? I went wonky in my math somewhere. Oh well, this kilt will have a swing to die for. Here's a pic of the pleats I've done so far (clickable thumbnail):