My 2nd Kilt

[Kay]

Bought some fabric online for another purpose but when it arrived I found it so nice and soft that I had to make it into a kilt. There was only just enough length that I had to use it sideways (cutting the selvage at the sides) and didn't have enough for under-apron pleating.

I'm experimenting with different closures so this kilt is closed using skirt/pants hook-and-bar. Leather/PU straps are nice but they cannot stand the hot wash and dryer.

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Had to use AI to remove the background and adjust the lighting. I chose the pleating to create a horizontal contrast with the vertical front.

[Mouse]

Looks alright to me in a kilt sort of way.

What was your length of material to start with? I understand that a proper tartan kilt usually takes 5 or 8 yards of fabric, depending on the quality and cost of the kilt. I would imagine that some kilts get by with a lot less fabric.

[Kay]

What was your length of material to start with? I understand that a proper tartan kilt usually takes 5 or 8 yards of fabric, depending on the quality and cost of the kilt. I would imagine that some kilts get by with a lot less fabric.

I bought a 1m (40") length of fabric, at the usual 1.5m (60") height, but was given 44". So I laid it on its side and cut out a 4" waistband from the center and attached the two 60 x 20" to make a 120" long fabric. I had to lose some length cos I had to align the pattern.

So you could say it's made from just over a yard of fabric.

In the end the waistband was just an inch too short, so I just folded the under apron back and hemmed it. The over apron's end is the natural selvage.

[Mouse]

From the pictures I think you did well with minimum fabric. Well done.

[timemeddler]

looks good

[Modoc]

Well done