Comments on: How To Make A Kilt Step By Step

By: Michelle

Michelle — Tue, 15 May 2012 17:56:08 +0000

My son needs a kilt for my daughter’s wedding at a Renaissance Festival. After finding out the price of the wedding, and the bridesmaid dresses (I have to sew 4 of them), I am happy to make a “makeshift” kilt for him. No way am I going to have ANY money left over for “real” kilt. He will probably never wear it again. However, I’m pretty lazy (and I know how to wrap a sari)…I will probably do the long strip of material and pleat it just before he puts it on. (I’ll iron in the pleats first, so that they fall correctly.)

By: Dawn

Dawn — Sat, 21 Apr 2012 17:10:24 +0000

This is fabulous! Thank you so much, Maureen, for taking the time to put these instructions online. My friends and I are doing the kilt run again this year but my bf doesn’t have a kilt and I’ve missed the deadline to order him one for the race. So I just figured I’d make one. And now I know how. I’m always amazed by people who go to the trouble of putting instructions like this online just to help other people who they don’t even know.

By: Fiona

Fiona — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 04:31:25 +0000

OMG!!! I can’t believe the know-it-all’s that have to comment to put any and everyone down…DID SHE SAY THIS WAS AN AUTHENTIC KILT?? I believe NOT. I give Maureen 100% plus for putting it up to help people that need one for a ‘once only’ wear and don’t want to pay the motza kilt makers ask! AND be criticised by small minded people like Caroline Dees….
Thank you Maureen, I for one, along with MOST people really really appreciate you posting this ?

By: ROBIN

ROBIN — Sun, 26 Feb 2012 20:35:28 +0000

Oh, My, Goodness, what a lot of bent noses over a fun costume!!! My son once wore a black plastic garbage bag to look like a Dracula cape and no one cared that it was not authentic!!! A REAL kilt was NEVER sewn cause it was used and washed and used and washed and with so many children the gales didn’t have time or money to keep the kids in the proper sizes if they had even thought of sewing them. SO, that said, these are great instructions for someone who has a mind to have a bit of fun and wear their plaid!!! Give over girls and leave it alone. If you lose a bit a money cause they made their own so what? They probably wouldn’t have bought from you anyway!! Sheesh! thanks for the instructions. I for one will be using them to make my tall lovely son a COSTUME!!!!

By: Mr.Chas.Anthony

Mr.Chas.Anthony — Sun, 09 Oct 2011 16:24:26 +0000

readers;
Even for a ‘make-shift’ kilt this is sad. The kilt is too long, just to start. If you want an even eaiser method, take your 4-5 yds of tartan, find your lenght, cut the top to lenght and leave the selvdege(sic) for the hem! Then put small cloth loops where you wish the pleats to be. Add at least 5 belt loops to the waist band. Then string the loops with a cord, shoelace ect. to make the pleats. The aprons will be about 16 inches each, the rest in pleats. You will have to adjust for the size of the fellow in the kilt.
For thoes in the know- you are making a Roman windowshade.
Does it work? I am wearing one as I type this.
By the bye, all early kilts were unsewn, folded, and belted. The sewn kilt is barely a century old.
Try this(and avoid the poly-?? kilt fabricks, they burn and melt!!)
Mr.C.Anthony
Historic Tailor
Member 74th Regiment Argyle Highlanders, 1776-1784(re-created)Company Tailor

By: Jan

Jan — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 12:31:50 +0000

You saved my bacon, and many grey hairs. Son rang tonight to say he’s off to a Scottish themed party tomorrow night and could I please beg, borrow, steal or make him a kilt. Knowing what their parties are like I didn’t want to borrow a real one in case of damage so with your fantastic instructions, he now has a mum-made one and it doesn’t matter if anything happens to it! Many, many thanks!

By: Leanne

Leanne — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 20:51:31 +0000

Thank you! This is just what I am looking for! I have to come up with a costume, to wear this Friday and then never again, so there was no way I would be looking at anything close to authentic.
Also, can I say how I admire the way you handle these “but it isn’t a proper kilt!” and “what about the quality!” posts? lol My sewing skills may be almost nonexistent but my reading and comprehension skills are just fine; just wanted you to know that at least one visitor understood the “makeshift” part. lol
Thanks again!

By: cathereine

cathereine — Sun, 31 Jul 2011 10:31:28 +0000

i can see how some people would find this usefull, but if you are wanting a real quality good looking kilt then you should get it done by a prof. kiltmaker. i have been a qualified kiltmaker for 12 yrs and had to do a 3 year apprenticeship. is not something that you can learn through watching a 5 min video or reading how someone done it. would not recommend doing this for a wedding as you will look silly esp. if other men have kilts. your would stick out like a sore thumb, ex. poor quality! x

By: Tina

Tina — Sat, 14 May 2011 02:10:43 +0000

Well I think it is the best description out there for kiltr making makeshift or not it works. I am attempting to make one now for the man of my dreams to wear the day we say I do. I have been putting it off for months now and have 3 weeks to go so I say thank you for the simlicity of the directions and the confidence that I can do it!

By: Darklylax

Darklylax — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 14:50:18 +0000

HHhhmmm, indeed I did get the idea that this was meant as a “makeshift” kilt. And you know what? I LOVE IT! I needed to make a leather bottom for my husbands nomad clothing for our upcoming renaissance faire and this was exactly what I was looking for, so thank you. I did look online and around the web to buy an “authentic” kilt for him but alas, I didn’t have the 400 bucks and up nor the 3 month waiting time for it. So to anyone who wants to be a little bit snitty over putting this up for the rest of us last minute, cheapskate, do it yourselfers, just don’t. This was the best way I’ve found to make a “kilt-like” skirt for a man to wear and feel completely comfortable in. Thank you very much sweeties!