Wow, so happy to have found your channel! Making a kilt is shaping up to be my winter project, so my nose is in the books and now I’ve found an instructor. Thank you for sharing your experience and historical knowledge - listening is like being in your workshop with you, and I hang on every detail.
Yes, and no - I only order cloth when a client asks for a kilt - I don't order or keep stock in anticipation of future orders which may/probably won't happen.
@@robertmacdonaldbespokekilt3063 Is that tartan color palette exclusive, with permission required? Or can someone order a length in that color value/palette directly with DC Daugliesh?
@@ichabod0391 I didn't attach any terms or conditions to the design, so fill your boots! Here's the original sett that I designed for the 2010 Centennial: dcdalgliesh.co.uk/fabric/605050 which mimics a kilt which was worn ca.1914-1919 by a member of our First Battalion ...and the "Seaforth Mk 2" which replicates a slightly earlier thread count found in an Other Ranks shoulder plaid worn in 1910. dcdalgliesh.co.uk/fabric/610492
Hello, very interesting series was this, but do you have a tutorial on shortening a kilt, i have an inside leg measurement of 29” haha and this kilt is more like a dress, any help would be most welcome, and just out of interest i at 69 years old am a training piper with the Seaforth Highlanders in the UK at the Nottinghamshire branch, and don’t panic, its not a Seaforth kilt i want to shorten, anyway great Chanel, and i would like to make my own kilt one day Many thanks Steve
thank you for your enquiry- I'll check my 'alteration & repair' playlist to refresh my memory about what I've already covered and then plan my lesson(s) from there! by luck, I have a kilt on the worktable which I'm nearly done altering and can use it as a training aid.
If you don't care, you can cut it off at the bottom and run a stitch thru it 1/2" from the bottom. they are typically not hemmed. If you take apart the waist band, you can shorten it there too. If you're not picky, this is fine.
I'm making a self color kilt for my boyfriend, and this is such a help. I bought The Art of Kiltmaking but it helps to also be able to see the steps play out
As you say, the Red stripe is centered on the apron for Seaforth Highlanders and the Navy stripe is for Highland Light Infantry. So then, are their tartans the same or is there a difference?
@@robertmacdonaldbespokekilt3063 Thank you. Also, I know there are a few Canadian units that wear kilts. Do you have any information about their existence and how they became related to Scottish regiments and/or the various kilts they wear? That might be a lot to ask or maybe a discussion for a future video?
@@ichabod0391 If I recall correctly there are 16 kilted Infantry regiments in the Canadian Army - plus the RCAF pipes and drums. Theirs is a long and interesting story, and I'll have to give it considerable thought as to how I could tell it in an effective manner.
@@robertmacdonaldbespokekilt3063 Thank you for your time, just giving me a thumbnail sketch of your knowledge has been very interested. Also, I appreciate all of your efforts and I really enjoy watching your techniques and critiques of kilts and how they are made. Please take care and keep up the good work.
