Kilt shopping
There's so much to decide on when buying a kilt. Which tartan - first of all which clan, and then whether ancient, modern, muted or hunting? What type of jacket - Prince Charlie, Argyll, tweed? Hose - white, black or lovat? Sporran - leather, semi-dress or dress? What type of knife - a sgian dubh or a dirk? And the basic question - what quality and weight of kilt?
We're buying a kilt for our son, now that we think he's stopped growing upwards. The first step was to visit kiltmakers to look at quality, workmanship and price. We've decided to go for a hand stitched kilt rather than a machine stitched one. I took several shots like the one below as a reference. These pleats are hand stitched, as are the waistband and belt loops.
More on the kilt saga in due course. The young man himself is away at university, so we have to find a slot in his diary for further shopping.
I could either be MacDonald or St Clair. But oh, I'd love to have a dress for myself in tartan!!
ReplyDeleteVery excited to follow this journey with you. I never knew there was so many different choices to make.
ReplyDeleteMy husband took sewing lessons before I knew him to be able to make his own wool shirts. He would love these fabrics. It must be a difficult choice to make - I assume that he will use it for a long time.
ReplyDeleteYou can't beat a hand-stitched kilt, so much work involved but well worth it. I'm sure your son will look very handsome in it.
ReplyDeleteSo many beautiful tartans. It would definitely be a difficult decision, even without the additional accessory choices that need to be made.
ReplyDeleteOh, all of the tartans are gorgeous. What talent to make a kilt all by hand!!
ReplyDeleteOf the tartans you have shown us I like the one in the top left corner of the picture best!
I find this all so very interesting. Do you have any ideas who's clan that either you or your husbands family could have been. They are all beautiful plaids.
ReplyDeleteI had a kilt as my high school uniform and loved it but I don't think I would do one any justice now!
ReplyDeleteGreat post Linda and I look forward to the continuing saga.
Smiles and blessings
I´ll look forward to see the kilt ready.
ReplyDeleteHave a nice day
Gunilla
One of my friends hand made a kilt for her son. I look forward to seeing a shot of your son proudly wearing his.
ReplyDeleteMy cousin very kindly gave my son his kilt outfit last summer (he had given up hope that it would ever fit him again - lol). It has both the PC jacket and the green day one - very handy for all day weddings and the like. To date, apart from wearing the dress jacket to his prom the kilt outfit has comprised of walking boots, rugby socks, kilt, sporran and current Scotland rugby shirt :)
ReplyDeleteI wear Robertson Ancient Hunting. :)
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