#kilt pattern

Clan Shaw Tartan

Monday half day I made up my kilt toile today, starting at 10am and finishing up as college closed at 9pm. It felt like a very long day and I realise that I definitely need to make sure I have enough time to make to make the final piece to the best of my ability.

My pattern book has arrived, so whilst I can't get into college today, I can work out the maths for it and read the pattern itself.

So I've completely read the supplement guide on how to make a traditional box pleated kilt, and unfortunately it refers to the book 'The Art of Kiltmaking' [written by Barbara Tewksbury and Elsie Stuehmeyer, first published 2001] for a lot of the instructions (where they are the same for both knife pleated and box pleated kilts). Having looked online, I've managed to find a copy of the book for around £30 (which is cheap considering the next lowest price I found was £100+), and have purchased it, although I don't have an estimated arrival date for it. Because of this, I won't be able to have a proper toile made up for next Tuesday, which is when Marie wanted me to go and fit the actor. I shall email her and let her know, hopefully this is okay as I can't do anything to change it. In the meantime, I'm going to look at red fabric samples to go inside the kilt, and find other items that I will need, such as hair canvas and cotton lining. I will also email Fiona and ask her what sort of closing she wants the kilt to have. The traditional closing is straps and buckles, however it is not clear on her design as to how she wanted it to close.

06/03/17 Today was the Monday half day again, so my group got together for a few minutes to just talk about how we were doing, before getting on with what we needed to do. We all seem to know what we need to be doing, so I think we're all doing great at the moment. I now have my actors measurements, so I started looking for patterns for how to make kilts. I found a few for knife pleated kilts, but I want to make a box pleated one. I tried to look in the library for any patterns but it was to no avail. I then looked online, and the picture above is the best one I've found. It not only gives you a brief history on box pleated kilts, but also shows you how to make a traditional box pleated kilt, with diagrams. (A link to the PDF version of this supplement. I have also printed it out in full and placed in my sketchbook) http://scottishtartans.org/pdf/Box_pleat_low_res_ver_1.1.pdf

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