WHere can I get a pattern or plan for creating and sewing my own kilt?

Question

I wanna make my own but I need some step by step things to help me out. Thanks. [[:

Answer 1

Guess where the saying "the whole nine yards" comes from, that's how many yards of fabric you'll need, just pleat and sew the pleats shut.

Answer 2

Go to your local craft store and look through the sewing pattern books they have.  I found a website for you.

http://simplicity.com/index.cfm?page=sea...

Answer 3

hi there,

Joann's is a good source for fabric and the foundations for creating patterns with, but what is it exactly you want to create, as there are many suggestions on where to get started, but i guess what i am asking you is "what is it you plan on creating and sewing, Clothing? Quilting? purses?

cause the first thing you will need is graph paper to design what it is you would like to make, once the design is made then you need to go to the next step of making the pattern, in which you would go to either Joann fabrics or Hancock's and get pattern ease, which you can then put your pattern on, then you can cut that out and put the pattern pieces to the fabric and then cut again and once you have your pieces cut you can begin to sew your creation.

Answer 4

try a craft store like Joannes. they would have both the material and the pattern.

Answer 5

You can go two ways on this -- you can go hi-tech modern and sew in pleats and such, or you can go old-style traditional and fold the kilt instead.

For sewing, try http://www.karen.htmlcreators.com/ancien...

For folding, try http://www.garbtheworld.com/pgs/foldkilt... .  There's no sewing involved, just spreading and folding a long piece of wool tartan.

Note that both will use up a LOT of fabric.  Lightweight wool tartans will work the best.   You'll need between 5 and 9 yards to do it right.

Every now and then, http://www.renstore.com will put their folded kilt tartans on super clearance sale.  I picked up two 8 yard kilts (just an 8 yard long piece of wool tartant) for about $50 each a while back.