Scottish Kilt and Jacket
I made this kilt using traditional hand-stitching methods, custom to my measurements. I made this jacket and fly-plaid to go with it using traditional tailoring techniques.
The tartan is a wool/poly blend with a nice weight and hand. The Plaid is a non-affiliated fashion design which I have dubbed "MacFangio." There are about 9 yards in the kilt.
Details to note:
Hand picked edges; hand stitched buttonholes; hand braided epaulettes; custom ribbon buttonhole decorations; hand tied fringe edges on fly plaid.
Please consider the results:
The "Bonnie Prince Charlie" Jacket and vest in the last image are commercially purchased garments.
The tartan is a wool/poly blend with a nice weight and hand. The Plaid is a non-affiliated fashion design which I have dubbed "MacFangio." There are about 9 yards in the kilt.
Details to note:
Hand picked edges; hand stitched buttonholes; hand braided epaulettes; custom ribbon buttonhole decorations; hand tied fringe edges on fly plaid.
Please consider the results:
The "Bonnie Prince Charlie" Jacket and vest in the last image are commercially purchased garments.
Interesting anecdote:
I made this jacket before I made the kilt - before I really knew anything about traditional tailoring techniques; in fact, it is one of the first "tailored" garments I ever made from scratch. I used a commercial "Simplicity" pattern and followed the instructions to the letter e.g. store-bought fusible interfacings and basic machine construction; it turned out...ok, especially considering it was a first attempt. Years later, however, after I made the kilt, I decided to completely remake the jacket to utilize all the skills I had learned and developed since. These are images of the initial construction of the jacket, with a cheap kilt I had bought from a souvenir shop in Edinburgh.
I made this jacket before I made the kilt - before I really knew anything about traditional tailoring techniques; in fact, it is one of the first "tailored" garments I ever made from scratch. I used a commercial "Simplicity" pattern and followed the instructions to the letter e.g. store-bought fusible interfacings and basic machine construction; it turned out...ok, especially considering it was a first attempt. Years later, however, after I made the kilt, I decided to completely remake the jacket to utilize all the skills I had learned and developed since. These are images of the initial construction of the jacket, with a cheap kilt I had bought from a souvenir shop in Edinburgh.