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KILT!
I finally got around to getting a kilt for everyday usage, as opposed to my more elaborate Great Kilt that's really only suitable as a costume. It's black with pockets on the side and a single one in back for the wallet. I got it at the Renaissance Festival, from the Kommando Kilts people. Their website isn't that great, it's in serious need of updating, but their kilts rule. I think I like the Kommando Kilts even better than the Utilikilts. They're not as elaborate as Utilikilts, but they're also not nearly as expensive. I may get some more from them, I'd like a dark olive and a brown one.
From searching around the web, I now have a better handle on how to make them myself, so I'll probably put together some tartan ones as well. This seems to be the definitive traditional kilt pattern, so I'll probably order it sooner or later, although I have some basic techniques saved on my home computer from elsewhere. I'll have to have Cat teach me how to sew, but it's a useful skill I should know, anyway.
I know that I have some ancestry in Scotland, but I can never remember which clans. My mom told me McLellan at one point, but then later she told me that was wrong and that there were some different ones. I'm certainly not going to limit my tartan choices to actual traditional clan tartans, but it would be nice to have some that are legitimate.
I love kilts. They're so damn comfortable. I'm gonna wear the hell out of them. I may try some other retail brands as well, there's a huge list of retailers here that I'll shop around in. Amerikilts look to be an even more affordable option than Kommando Kilts, although I don't like the sporran they come with. Since I have a real sporran though, I suppose that doesn't matter.
From searching around the web, I now have a better handle on how to make them myself, so I'll probably put together some tartan ones as well. This seems to be the definitive traditional kilt pattern, so I'll probably order it sooner or later, although I have some basic techniques saved on my home computer from elsewhere. I'll have to have Cat teach me how to sew, but it's a useful skill I should know, anyway.
I know that I have some ancestry in Scotland, but I can never remember which clans. My mom told me McLellan at one point, but then later she told me that was wrong and that there were some different ones. I'm certainly not going to limit my tartan choices to actual traditional clan tartans, but it would be nice to have some that are legitimate.
I love kilts. They're so damn comfortable. I'm gonna wear the hell out of them. I may try some other retail brands as well, there's a huge list of retailers here that I'll shop around in. Amerikilts look to be an even more affordable option than Kommando Kilts, although I don't like the sporran they come with. Since I have a real sporran though, I suppose that doesn't matter.