{"id":1008,"date":"2014-02-03T18:14:00","date_gmt":"2014-02-03T18:14:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theshanty.us\/?p=1008"},"modified":"2025-08-06T19:16:00","modified_gmt":"2025-08-06T19:16:00","slug":"making-my-utili-kilt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blog.theshanty.us\/index.php\/2014\/02\/03\/making-my-utili-kilt\/","title":{"rendered":"Making my Utili-kilt"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

I decided to make a kilt. I wasn’t interested in a tartan and I decided on a box-pleat kilt. A knife-pleat kilt seamed like overkill. I bought some khaki duck cloth and laid it out how I thought I’d want it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I (as usual) didn’t bother with a pattern. I more or less visualized what I wanted and went from there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I cut the fabric leaving the selvage at the bottom. I folded it over and stitched a hem with a double needle. Then I began folding the pleats.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I finished folding the pleats. Stabbing myself at least 45 or 50 times in the fingers with pins. Great fun!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Then I sewed belt loops onto the apron part that I was going to put at the top of the pleats in the back of the kilt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Then I attached the apron to the top of the pleats.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I sewed the front panels. I lined the inside panel so I wouldn’t have the rough duck cloth rubbing against my, well, you know…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I assembled the front panels to the pleated back<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Note the lining on the inside flap below. Reduced chafing!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I’ll get better pictures of me in it as soon as I can.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Folded for storage. The stitching across the pleats is to keep them intact until August. I’ll pull them before I plan to wear it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u00a0It still needs buttons and I need to make a “sporrin”, but for the most part I’m done building it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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