Lookin to make the DIY jump... maybe...

**yojimbo** · 17th June 08, 11:07 PM

So next year I will be graduating Nursing school. Yes a man in nursing school, and one that enjoys kilts... Gasp... Anywho... I have been away from here basically since I joined this forum, due in large part to school, and the lack of funds because of same. I attended the graduation of this years class, and had an epiphany: We need to wear all white. Style matters little, just so long as it looks nice. Some folks were in white scrubs, others in white dress pants and a nice white dress shirt. I think if I could rock an all white Kilt it would be an Epic event. My Web-Fu is strong, and I even found a thread here talking about white kilts, or more specifically, why not a white kilt. No one sells them. But given a little practice i could make one. Only thing is, I have mentioned this to my buddies (Yes more men in nursing...heh) and they would be IN too, thing is, I don't wanna make theirs, though I could to theirs first, and mine last... I am just torn. Do I make them, get them to help, or find someplace to make them? The material I have in mind is something painfully white and crisp, like table linen. Am I insane?

Sorry for the long winded post, and thanks for any replies.

jim

**sydnie7** · 18th June 08, 08:10 AM

Have you looked at the PDF instructions for the "X-Kilt" that are stickied to the top of DIY forum? Seems as if they would work up well in a crisp white, perhaps something heavier than table linen. There are true white denims available.

Congrats on your nursing course! It's a tough but worthwhile career for anyone.

**James MacMillan** · 18th June 08, 08:47 AM

My congratulations also for you picking a tough career. Male Nurses find themselves in higher demand than female nurses, so you job searching will be swift.

I sort-of understand the wearing of white for the medical profession - they want to look clean.

But to one who has had to wear white in the uniform arena a few times, and also being assoicated with many swabbies who also had to wear white - they are a pain. White work clothes are really hard to keep clean - OK, it was really hard for me to keep clean.... maybe I'm just a messy kind of guy.

If you make a kilt in white, I would highly suggest a very durable / washable fabric and one which is frequently scotch-guarded.

Good luck!

**yojimbo** · 18th June 08, 04:05 PM

Thanks for the fast replies fellas. I am actually looking at the X Kilt, and am having a friend help me with it. We'll likely make a prototype first out of some digicam woodland that she had lyin' around. True white denim could look great, but in all honesty, This only has to look good for an evening. I am partly looking at this like a great oppurtunity to get into rollin my own kilts. Scotch guard does seem a "Why didn't I think of that..." type idea! I'll keep ya posted.

jim

**vmac3205** · 18th June 08, 05:19 PM

I would go with a good heavy cotton twill. That will give you a stiff enough fabric to hold up. You're going to be washing the heck out of it, and probably bleaching it as well, and there is nothing like cotton against your skin.

**michaelbeeman** · 18th June 08, 05:32 PM

I'm keen to see how this turns out. I have a male friend who is in nursing school.
Good Luck!

**Alan H** · 19th June 08, 05:02 PM

Bull denim is available in white. I've also seen cotton/poly twill.

**Alan H** · 19th June 08, 05:04 PM

http://cgi.ebay.com/New-5-yd-White-P...QQcmdZViewItem

5 yards, fifteen bucks. I would made drop-dead sure I new what "challis" meant, though, before ordering it. If you can't find the stuff locally, ebay sellers have a mess of cotton and cotton/poly white twill.

**yojimbo** · 19th June 08, 10:26 PM

Copied from Answers.com: Challis: A soft, lightweight, usually printed fabric made of wool, cotton, or rayon. I'll have to go to the fabric store for some things anyways, I'll check see what this looks like, and report back, if for nothing more than information.
And thanks, i hadn't given E-bay a thought.

jim