Hello from South Buffalo. What a great site this is. I happened to find this site by chance recently. I happens that I was born and raised in a part of Buffalo with very strong Irish roots known as the Old First Ward. This year my husband and a few friends decided to wear kilts during our neighborhoods annual St Patricks parade. Went to fabric store & picked cheap plaid cotton and with a video found on YouTube whipped up 3 kilts. They didn't come out too bad (at least that's what I thought when I finished ) Decided to keep looking for more info on kilts. I was amazed at the history, pride & kinship that a kilt creates. Now armed with this site and Barb T's book I can't to get started on making real kilts for next year. Thank for all the great advice and support that everyone on this site offers. Wish me luck.