Something has been keeping me busy for the past few days which is why I couldn't start sewing my next kilt till December 1st. It's a MacDonald of Clanranald Muted tartan ruana for my wife.

I laid out the cloth on the table. This incidentally is the table I have been doing all my sewing on so far.


Traced a circle for the neck hole at the centre point and cut that away. Then I tore the fabric into the neck hole.


I rolled, pinned, basted and stitched the seam together.


Then I fringed the front and back which was the biggest time consumer in the project.


Tough to get a good picture of the whole thing yet.


It's 16oz so it should keep her as warm as any wool sweater and be a ton more fashionable. All I need is a nice brooch to go with and I can wrap it up and stick it under the tree.

Back to kilt making now.