Making of the Kilt

[danielkhoatran]

thanks for uploading your video. i made my kilt easily and beautifully thanks to you guys.

[FullArius]

Here's an interesting tip on keeping your pleats pressed even after you washed the kilt: Sew the fold of each pleat. use an edge foot if you must on your machine.

[devchev78]

Sweet! Now show us how to make a formal half kilt

[mcpastor63]

Love the music :-) Makes anything seem easy. Like the kilt too.

[Medium0Rare]

there's a much easier way to do this...

[vtitan777]

Guys,thank u very much,I will try to make =)

[jenniferjuniper97]

awesome! so easy. thank you.

[528jkl]

why a man dresses a mini skirt ?

[jenniferjuniper97]

@528jkl It's not a skirt. It's a kilt. It makes men look uber manly and sexy, and the chicks, myself included, love it!

[ABWEndon]

The way you are pleating the kilt doesn't look right to me because you are not keeping the correct sett (pattern) of the tartan. The way I was informed was that when the kilt is pleated, the pattern should look exactly the same as the unpleated cloth. Your video looks like the sett is not kept. I say this with all due respect.

[Liekco]

@ABWEndon There are 2 ways for kiltpleating, pleated to the sett and pleated to the stripe. In the video the kilt is pleated to the stripe.

Pleated to the sett means you repeat the pattern so that it does look like the unpleated cloth. When pleating to the stripe, the pleats are folded so that one particular line is centred on every pleat.

[kissfox5]

I HAVE NEEDED YOUR VIDEO and I am blown away at the fact that you showed how to do the seemingly toughest parts--the pleats---with such ease and accuracy. Thanks to you, I will try my hand at making a kilt. You and your assistants did a really professional job on the video instruction and the tartan that you worked with is actually one of my favorites. MAY GOD BLESS YOU FOR HELPING EVERYONE WITH YOUR SKILLS.

[MuRk409]

how much fabrick* do i need from the get go?

[sewinghippie]

@MuRk409 the intro has "5 yards" typed out, but it will change given with each person's waist size... if you consider yourself about the same size as Karl in the video you should try out 5 yards and see how it goes :)

[nativebear45]

Nicely done.

[celticbattleaxe]

Great demo!! Never seen such a thorough demo as the one you have made. :)

Greetings from the Gordon highlanders :)

[cwgumby]

Amazing

[tohay888]

Is it true dressing or just a self made for "looking like a cilt"? ;-)

Greetings from Russland!

[acerb45666555]

if possible, try to get the rougher wool cloth with traditional plant dyes. its got a softer visual effect. the colors kind of fade into each other seamelessly.

[TheBattleSCAR]

Six people need to get a life. Why would you dislike a kilt-making video?

[Renaissancefairemom]

These are, absolutely, best Kilt making instructions I have ever seen. Thank you so much for putting this out there to help people like me :)

[acerb45666555]

@Renaissancefairemom ...judging by the small amount of cloth, it seems hes making the Queen Victoria version cotton Kilt. it is not the much larger traditional wool Belted Kilt with big pockets. no sewing and ironing required. a belted kilt is also a tent, blanket, windbreak, and a stretcher if needed.

[Djspudnick]

Super helpful thx.

[theswirl40]

If Karl is the one with the beard I wanta marry him. I have 3 kilts myself.

[Alosnup]

Thanks to submit, and for your clear explanations.

[bcrichjageraxe]

hmm not bad, but i woulda cut off the front half where a kilt ends mate...thinking on using an old table cloth for a kilt if there enough material...just a cheap kilt projecty to patch,stud,and mod for daily punk wear and shows.....saving my Irish Tartan kilt for nicer ocassions..

[soup460]

A tip: instead of pins, use boby pins at the inner end of each pleat.

[Petragrad]

Please don't think that this has anything to do with how a real kilt is made or worn.

There are several sites (just Google) which will give a full explaination of how a proper modern kilt for a man is constructed, all the ways the pleats can be made to show off the tartan, how the shaping is calculated, the sewing, the canvas reinforcing, the lining, the fringed edge, the waistband and all.

There are sites explaining the older forms of kilt too.

The knowledge and skills are out there.

[benbubnick]

This is probably the worst instruction for making a kilt. It is at best a cheap halloween costume for frat boys.

[xmacd]

This is NOT A KILT.

This is a Braveheart costume.

Please come and share in more about kilts at xmarksthescot dawt com

[sday4857]

@xmacd I'm going to go ahead and assume that you know from first hand experience how kilts were originally made hundreds of years ago? He said in the description it wasn't an official kilt.

[xmacd]

@sday4857 ~ re. your question: Yes, actually. re. subsequent statement: Then the title should change shouldn't it?

[smackythefirst]

thank you so much. this was an incredibly helpful video.

[fordyaus]

What's up with the music? Its terrible! But yeah, the rest is informative.

[Whitehorze]

You do relalize that he used a steam iron on a wood table? with no undercloth to protect the wood?

If I were his wife, I'd be kicking his ass right after the camera turned off...LOL...

BTW: Good video 6/10

[RZenasCharronsmith]

Thank you guys! This was incredibly helpful!

[tarotbear]

Not a bad video, but I am wondering why you hid the 'verticle' stripe in the plaid inside the pleats and not adjusted them so some or all of the verticle stripe would be on the edge of each pleat? It's all a matter of taste, I suppose. I always thought 'pleating to the stripe' exposed some or all of the stripe and not hid the stripe. Thanks!

[CRAIGTFILMS]

great video love it from Tullibody,Scotland

[Tidefront]

whatever celtic pattern you want. If the event you are making it for is in the fall or winter go with something thicker, they get cold.

[UMBRELLACORP66]

@Tidefront

Use materials like Wool or Fleece, or some type of heavy material is best for Fall and Winter months

[FatmanandSkinnyman]

what is the fabric made of?

[smackythefirst]

@FatmanandSkinnyman traditionally its wool. the thickness varies as wearing a thick wool kilt in summer sucks even in scotland but whatever thickness wool is the best material.

[FatmanandSkinnyman]

@smackythefirst thanks.

[irishpunkd]

Awesome, this really helps :)

[hotmusic84]

no no no no no no no no no no è una brutta imitazione.... peccato perche' eravate partiti con serieta'!!!

[NaxTactical]

I am thinking aboout making one !

[ahlam33]

Awesome sauce. Great video.

[mikewd1966]

@ahlam33 what the hell does awesome sauce mean???

[smackythefirst]

@mikewd1966 it means you obviously spend NO time on the internet.

[travisatwork01]

Great Video. I have a question for you. Stop the video at 4:38. Should you sew the pleats between the waistline and the 6 inch mark to keep them from spreading out like that? Could you make some more vidoes on the beltloops?

Thanks again.

[project2501b]

You do not fold over the shoulder with a modern kilt, like you showed. That is something you do with great kilts only, and that is obviously not a great kilt.

[ugm0]

pretty cool!

[mrhaneyii]

great quick costume kilt or renfest kilt, but nowhere near authentic...