thinking about making a kilt...any ideas?

[Lee Kushrenada]

hay there.
ok so for a wile now I've been wanting to try and mkae a kilt, but I don't want a plane plad run of the mill kilt. (I hate plad...unless its cool plad...and even then I have to talk myself into it. xd )
and I don't want one of those ouber punk ones... I just want a nice some what teen-esc kilt.
so I thought, "hay I bet the ppl in the crafters gild would have ideas" and you've yet to let me down.
so any idea's on my kilt making?  

[Catcheen]

Hmm... a non-plaid kilt. Maybe a nice soft solid color would work. Then you can adorn it with some neat kilt pins or a nice trim. *shrug*  

[11amagirl]

it would be funny to walk around in one made of highlighter yellow material. i can just see it now... people running around, sheiding their eyes from the brightness. wearing those colors is fun rofl  

[ryoaie]

mmm a kilt without being plaid? would people even understand? i think they would think its a dress... or a towel.  

[YoursTruly_SissyBoi]

What about a navy blue or emerald green with a thin belt?  

[Lee Kushrenada]

kilts are not all plad... thats just what every one thinks when they think of them.
knowing me I would do one in yellow...but not for my first. lol.
thanks for the ideas.  

[I be me]

I rember seeing someone on some tv show put on a traditional scottish kilt. They got this bit of fabric as tall as they are and wide enough to around them twice. They lay down in it, wraped it around them, put a belt around the middle, stood up so the half of the fabric above the belt fell down, then put another belt ontop of that. The effect was poofy and ick looking.
But I think you want a differnt styled skirt. Check out the clothing tutorial list at craftster.org and see if there is anything like what you want there.
http://www.craftster.org/forum/index.php?topic=76112.0  

[DecemberFlower]

So... something along these lines?

http://www.utilikilts.com/

I know that really doesn't help much if you want to make one yourself, but... yeah. sweatdrop  

[Lee Kushrenada]

I be me: I'll have to check that out.

DecemberFlower: yes those are for the most part what I'm wanting. 3nodding  

[I be me]

aaaaah, I see what you mean
and I am sorry to say that is compleatly beyond my grasp. I just don't know where to start, it looks so much more complacated than most girls skirts.
Try buying a pattern from a fabric store?  

[Lee Kushrenada]

I be me

aaaaah, I see what you mean
and I am sorry to say that is compleatly beyond my grasp. I just don't know where to start, it looks so much more complacated than most girls skirts.
Try buying a pattern from a fabric store?

I think I might...but there just so...Scotish.
I would make just a skurt but... well I don't think that would go over all too well with...well ya know. sweatdrop  

[gemini6184]

If you're part Scottish or Irish look up your clan tartan. Many sites sell kits for making your own kilt, though it can get quite expensive. But hey, it would give the kilt a wonderful meaning besides fashion 3nodding  

[Lee Kushrenada]

I'm not scotish... I just want to say that I wear a kilt. xd
and I like cheep, cheep is good.
though that would be cool to make something that has meaning to your family line.
I'm 1/4 Japanese and I would like to look up a family crest and maybe do something with that one of these day's.