My great aunt was a kiltmaker and she always said that when pleating the fabric, the pattern should match, i.e. when lying flat you should be able to see the complete pattern. This means that some pleats can me about a couple of inches deep and others could be as much as six inches deep. Maybe I haven't explained it very well, but if you look at the back of any Scottish kilt you can see the whole tartan pattern.
I know its a tad late but i need to ask how you happend to find yourself in a situation wherein you suddenly needed six kilts within a short amount of time.
@@OldNavajoTricks Yeah didnt think about that. It could be. Though i would like to think it was some odd convoluted circumstance incuding a scottish invasion and a monkey or something along those lines
I HAVE NEEDED YOUR VIDEO and I am blown away at the fact that you showed how to do the seemingly toughest parts--the pleats---with such ease and accuracy. Thanks to you, I will try my hand at making a kilt. You and your assistants did a really professional job on the video instruction and the tartan that you worked with is actually one of my favorites. MAY GOD BLESS YOU FOR HELPING EVERYONE WITH YOUR SKILLS.
You are absolutely correct. This is nothing like a real kilt. If it is supposed to be a feileadh mhor or belted plaid ,again it is wrorg. The material should be 60" wide by 5 yards long(approx) laid on the ground and pleated up to the width of the wearer leaving 2 ends plain. A belt is then put underneath.The wearer then lies down on it folds the plain ends over the front of the body fastens the belt .Now stand up. The material hanging down the back can be tucked in around the waist or pinned on the shoulder. For many hundreds of years the FEILEADH MHOR or big blanket - PLAID means BLANKET not the pattern of the material - was worn by highlanders and was simply a way of carring that blanket around in a convenient way.
Great crash course for a beginner/faire garb, which is exactly what I need. The few pages I've found so far online have proven fairly confusing; if I'm going to go to the effort of hand-stitching with REAL tartan, I'm going to go to a professional. This is just what I was looking for. Thanks for filming it!
Very good vid, very instructional. I like the way you kept it simple...not a lot of unnecessary details and extended explanations. Keep up the good works.
@ABWEndon There are 2 ways for kiltpleating, pleated to the sett and pleated to the stripe. In the video the kilt is pleated to the stripe. Pleated to the sett means you repeat the pattern so that it does look like the unpleated cloth. When pleating to the stripe, the pleats are folded so that one particular line is centred on every pleat.
I had to say thank you - while I know it is not an official kilt, I've used this method to make 5 of them now, and I wear them on stage with my band. I just finished doing a full black kilt (which I'll paint on the plaid with Tide) for a black light show. Thanks again!!
Thank you so much for this detailed and clear video. I need to throw together a costume kilt for my teenage son's school presentation, with little free time in my schedule. This is perfect. Should have it finished tonight. He found the tartan he wanted in the store, and I'm about to set to work. I really appreciate your video giving me confidence to tackle this.
I just want to say thank you SO much for making this. I've been reading up on making kilts for the rene faire for my bf so I'm not the only one dressed up and the directions out there are sooo confusing. This was very straight forward and I plan to come back to it when I start making my kilt. thank you thank you thank you!
that was often a matter of preference. many dress kilts were made as you describe, called "pleating to sett". however for military kilts, a stripe in the pattern was chosen to center each pleat on. the latter method was called "pleating to stripe".
Thank you so much for making this tutorial! I'm doing a belly dance show this weekend, and my first solo is going to be a Korn song, which means of course I need an easy-to-dance-in-kilt, without the shoulder drape. This is going to be perfect!
Amazing tutorial. Will be easy to follow. You should make one on making a child’s kilt. I’m baffled on how much fabric I need for my granddaughters lol
This is totally different than how I saw a Scotsman make one. He literally laid on the 5 x 15 stretch of fabric after he made some pleats drew up the belt and did a couple Tucks... Not one stitch of thread or scissors
you can pleat the whole thing leaving 16 or 18 inches at either end and just make the pleats 3 or 4 inches and fold it leaving say 1 inch anyway you might have to play with it until you get it right then sew it the same way and have your kilt look like a normal store bought kilt.Either way, I love them. anything kilt suits me fine.
Ciao Bob mi potresti dire quanta stoffa hai usato per fare tutto il giro dei tuoi fianchi😊 ciao e grazie da Carla ti scrivo dall'Italia. complimenti video molto bello
That is a brave helart kilt. No one wears it like that. A walking kilt is 3-4 yards of fabric while a great kilt is about 7-12 yards because it doubles as a blanket.
@Renaissancefairemom ...judging by the small amount of cloth, it seems hes making the Queen Victoria version cotton Kilt. it is not the much larger traditional wool Belted Kilt with big pockets. no sewing and ironing required. a belted kilt is also a tent, blanket, windbreak, and a stretcher if needed.
For Ren Faire I wouldn't suggest sewing it ,look for instructions on how to wear a belted plaid ,Great Kilt or Fileadh Mor. Its actually rather simple and very fun. Make sure you have the right accessories first though, a pennacular brooch to bind it over the shoulder and a good four inch wide belt to hold it up with lol.
How do you figure out the measurements and how much material you need? Like do I take my waist size and add a certain amount or what? Great video by the way. Love your explanation on pleating.
Looks like a modern kilt. I'm pretty sure classic kilts doubled over their fabric and had more length, so they can be used to wrap around and sleep in at night.
@FatmanandSkinnyman traditionally its wool. the thickness varies as wearing a thick wool kilt in summer sucks even in scotland but whatever thickness wool is the best material.
I needed to make an authentic 'looking' kilt for a high school play. This was fast and perfect for what I was looking for. I realize it isn't a regulation kilt, but in South Texas, no one cares!! Guess who I'm going to be for Halloween?? "FREEEEDOOOOMMMM!"
if possible, try to get the rougher wool cloth with traditional plant dyes. its got a softer visual effect. the colors kind of fade into each other seamelessly.
Great Video. I have a question for you. Stop the video at 4:38. Should you sew the pleats between the waistline and the 6 inch mark to keep them from spreading out like that? Could you make some more vidoes on the beltloops? Thanks again.
Please don't think that this has anything to do with how a real kilt is made or worn. There are several sites (just Google) which will give a full explaination of how a proper modern kilt for a man is constructed, all the ways the pleats can be made to show off the tartan, how the shaping is calculated, the sewing, the canvas reinforcing, the lining, the fringed edge, the waistband and all. There are sites explaining the older forms of kilt too. The knowledge and skills are out there.
I'm.not saying I know much about kilts and making them,but I'm thinking the style he's shown here,is taken more from a traditional daily wear as opossed to the more modern formal kilt attire we see today. Very Outlanderish and Braveheartish in my thinking. This tutorial I think would be satisfactory for anyone who enjoys going to fairs etc .
You guys are a sexy bunch of brave hearts! Way to go! real men can sew! I would really take the time to stitch down the pleats one by one, it would look a lot better... but this is a great start!
thanks for the video very informative. There are alot of peoples videos that are shite. thanks very much for sharing your skills now im off to make my fella's Kilt :)
@MuRk409 the intro has "5 yards" typed out, but it will change given with each person's waist size... if you consider yourself about the same size as Karl in the video you should try out 5 yards and see how it goes :)
Very helpful video. I've been perusing, trying to find a kilt in the MacDonald of Glencoe tartan, and finally I just decided I'd make the bastard. Nothing like something you made yourself right. "Oh, that's a nice kilt, where did ye buy it?" "I made it..." Plus all the kilts you find are in two pieces where the sash is a separate piece all together, not like they did in the old days where it was all one big fabric. But your video needs more fitting music. Try "The Lament for the Viscount of Dundee" or "Ar Bhurach Na Laoi". Though the elevator music was pretty funny.
I was wondering if you should have that six inches down measurement the right size to go over your hips surely the waist measurement is too tight to fit lower down.
Do you have suggestions for finishing the kilt without the part that goes over your shoulder? My friend is in a parade so I'm sure things will get rowdy. Buttons?? Snaps?
hmm not bad, but i woulda cut off the front half where a kilt ends mate...thinking on using an old table cloth for a kilt if there enough material...just a cheap kilt projecty to patch,stud,and mod for daily punk wear and shows.....saving my Irish Tartan kilt for nicer ocassions..
Not a bad video, but I am wondering why you hid the 'verticle' stripe in the plaid inside the pleats and not adjusted them so some or all of the verticle stripe would be on the edge of each pleat? It's all a matter of taste, I suppose. I always thought 'pleating to the stripe' exposed some or all of the stripe and not hid the stripe. Thanks!
Such a great video. Any chance you would send me an email of the video without the music? I'd much rather hear exactly what you are saying? The music is an absolutel hinderance. cheers, haleh
My great aunt was a kiltmaker and she always said that when pleating the fabric, the pattern should match, i.e. when lying flat you should be able to see the complete pattern. This means that some pleats can me about a couple of inches deep and others could be as much as six inches deep. Maybe I haven't explained it very well, but if you look at the back of any Scottish kilt you can see the whole tartan pattern.
This would be called "pleating to the sett"
I needed to make 6 kilts in roughly a week, they didn't need to be fancy, they didn't need frills. This is the perfect tutorial!
i know its to late but we can make for you in future. (:
I know its a tad late but i need to ask how you happend to find yourself in a situation wherein you suddenly needed six kilts within a short amount of time.
@@kristofferheby4573 Stage production most likely, the Scottish play perhaps?
@@OldNavajoTricks Yeah didnt think about that. It could be. Though i would like to think it was some odd convoluted circumstance incuding a scottish invasion and a monkey or something along those lines
@@kristofferheby4573 i know its late, but i need to do 2 kilts in 3 days so i can feel her (its not an invasion)
(for now)
I HAVE NEEDED YOUR VIDEO and I am blown away at the fact that you showed how to do the seemingly toughest parts--the pleats---with such ease and accuracy. Thanks to you, I will try my hand at making a kilt. You and your assistants did a really professional job on the video instruction and the tartan that you worked with is actually one of my favorites. MAY GOD BLESS YOU FOR HELPING EVERYONE WITH YOUR SKILLS.
Thank you for a great tutorial. I'm not making a full kilt, but just a mini one as a Christmas ornament. Now I can do it.
never did I ever think, I would need to watch a video on how to make a kilt.. today I am forever grateful, that this video exists.. good job guys
Jonathan Herrera I would watch a proper kilt making video on making a proper kilt
You are absolutely correct. This is nothing like a real kilt. If it is supposed to be a feileadh mhor or belted plaid ,again it is wrorg. The material should be 60" wide by 5 yards long(approx) laid on the ground and pleated up to the width of the wearer leaving 2 ends plain. A belt is then put underneath.The wearer then lies down on it folds the plain ends over the front of the body fastens the belt .Now stand up. The material hanging down the back can be tucked in around the waist or pinned on the shoulder.
For many hundreds of years the FEILEADH MHOR or big blanket - PLAID means BLANKET not the pattern of the material - was worn by highlanders and was simply a way of carring that blanket around in a convenient way.
These are, absolutely, best Kilt making instructions I have ever seen. Thank you so much for putting this out there to help people like me :)
Great crash course for a beginner/faire garb, which is exactly what I need. The few pages I've found so far online have proven fairly confusing; if I'm going to go to the effort of hand-stitching with REAL tartan, I'm going to go to a professional. This is just what I was looking for. Thanks for filming it!
Very good vid, very instructional. I like the way you kept it simple...not a lot of unnecessary details and extended explanations. Keep up the good works.
@ABWEndon There are 2 ways for kiltpleating, pleated to the sett and pleated to the stripe. In the video the kilt is pleated to the stripe.
Pleated to the sett means you repeat the pattern so that it does look like the unpleated cloth. When pleating to the stripe, the pleats are folded so that one particular line is centred on every pleat.
I had to say thank you - while I know it is not an official kilt, I've used this method to make 5 of them now, and I wear them on stage with my band. I just finished doing a full black kilt (which I'll paint on the plaid with Tide) for a black light show. Thanks again!!
I'm so happy it was helpful for you!
Thank you so much for this detailed and clear video. I need to throw together a costume kilt for my teenage son's school presentation, with little free time in my schedule. This is perfect. Should have it finished tonight. He found the tartan he wanted in the store, and I'm about to set to work. I really appreciate your video giving me confidence to tackle this.
I just want to say thank you SO much for making this. I've been reading up on making kilts for the rene faire for my bf so I'm not the only one dressed up and the directions out there are sooo confusing. This was very straight forward and I plan to come back to it when I start making my kilt. thank you thank you thank you!
that was often a matter of preference. many dress kilts were made as you describe, called "pleating to sett". however for military kilts, a stripe in the pattern was chosen to center each pleat on. the latter method was called "pleating to stripe".
Love it. Thank you for taking time to produce this video.
Thanks so much, have been looking for a good tutorial for a costume kilt and this one is really the best!
Thanks for taking the time to put together this quick kilt tutorial!
Thank you so much for the video.much cheaper than purchasing a kilt.
Thank you so much for making this tutorial! I'm doing a belly dance show this weekend, and my first solo is going to be a Korn song, which means of course I need an easy-to-dance-in-kilt, without the shoulder drape. This is going to be perfect!
This video was very helpful. I plan on making one before I go to King Richards Faire with a few of my coworkers
Amazing tutorial. Will be easy to follow. You should make one on making a child’s kilt. I’m baffled on how much fabric I need for my granddaughters lol
love the smooth jazz xylophone. you have to be a real man to sport that.
thank you for your easy to understand video. I made a kilt for my son, he was thrilled with it!
Great Video! I needed a how-to for a kilt I am wearing for a ST. Patty's charity race, and this is perfect.
Alright for something to whip up quickly if you’re outfit for the fancy dress party is a Scotsman 🤣
Wow men, thanks in Brazil have a show and we use kilts, thank you so much
Karl has exquisite taste.
Great video, thanks! I didn't even notice the music until after the video was over and I started reading the comments.
Perfect. Just what the doctor ordered.
Don't down your self the video was very helpful,I was wondering how deep to make the pleats.Thank you.
This is totally different than how I saw a Scotsman make one. He literally laid on the 5 x 15 stretch of fabric after he made some pleats drew up the belt and did a couple Tucks... Not one stitch of thread or scissors
Thank you sooo much! This is a perfect tutorial, and thanks for your help :)
Excellent instructions! Thank you.
You are a genius. I am going to make one. Thanks
you can pleat the whole thing leaving 16 or 18 inches at either end and just make the pleats 3 or 4 inches and fold it leaving say 1 inch anyway you might have to play with it until you get it right then sew it the same way and have your kilt look like a normal store bought kilt.Either way, I love them. anything kilt suits me fine.
Thanks for the input bob
Ciao Bob mi potresti dire quanta stoffa hai usato per fare tutto il giro dei tuoi fianchi😊 ciao e grazie da Carla ti scrivo dall'Italia. complimenti video molto bello
Amen det är ju vackert faktiskt, ni får en guldstjärna utav mig för att ni har varit så duktiga idag!!! puss o kram skumbanan
ja det är ju en lysande kommentar!
@@rozahasan1304 Ja visst är det så!!
thanks for uploading your video. i made my kilt easily and beautifully thanks to you guys.
Thank you that was awesome truly made it easy for me ..the best one ive scene..very professional and step by step ..
That is a brave helart kilt. No one wears it like that. A walking kilt is 3-4 yards of fabric while a great kilt is about 7-12 yards because it doubles as a blanket.
best video on youtube about kilts
Well explained! Just what I needed. Thank you!
What a fun quick costume kilt. wonderful tutorial....and the music isn't bad either. Some people, and their issues. Sheesh.
@Renaissancefairemom ...judging by the small amount of cloth, it seems hes making the Queen Victoria version cotton Kilt. it is not the much larger traditional wool Belted Kilt with big pockets. no sewing and ironing required. a belted kilt is also a tent, blanket, windbreak, and a stretcher if needed.
I used your video to make 2 kilts last year. This year im using it again to make a kids sized kilt
This worked great easy to do even if you cant sew very well.
Thank you guys! This was incredibly helpful!
What a wonderful tutorial
Thankyou very much 4 sharin 👍🥇👏🎆 from México city 🤠
Thank you. Lovely presentation.
For Ren Faire I wouldn't suggest sewing it ,look for instructions on how to wear a belted plaid ,Great Kilt or Fileadh Mor. Its actually rather simple and very fun. Make sure you have the right accessories first though, a pennacular brooch to bind it over the shoulder and a good four inch wide belt to hold it up with lol.
How do you figure out the measurements and how much material you need? Like do I take my waist size and add a certain amount or what? Great video by the way. Love your explanation on pleating.
Looks like a modern kilt.
I'm pretty sure classic kilts doubled over their fabric and had more length, so they can be used to wrap around and sleep in at night.
It's only a skirt if you wear something under it. Also a proper full kilt is nine yards of ma
terial.
What are you doing here expert?
@FatmanandSkinnyman traditionally its wool. the thickness varies as wearing a thick wool kilt in summer sucks even in scotland but whatever thickness wool is the best material.
whatever celtic pattern you want. If the event you are making it for is in the fall or winter go with something thicker, they get cold.
This is awesome!
I needed to make an authentic 'looking' kilt for a high school play. This was fast and perfect for what I was looking for. I realize it isn't a regulation kilt, but in South Texas, no one cares!! Guess who I'm going to be for Halloween?? "FREEEEDOOOOMMMM!"
Wonderful, i would really like to have a kilt like that.
nice video but the music is too loud. Or kill the music altogether
WoowThank you for teaching I will now try to on for my friend
if possible, try to get the rougher wool cloth with traditional plant dyes. its got a softer visual effect. the colors kind of fade into each other seamelessly.
thanks for making this video helped me a lot
Great Video. I have a question for you. Stop the video at 4:38. Should you sew the pleats between the waistline and the 6 inch mark to keep them from spreading out like that? Could you make some more vidoes on the beltloops?
Thanks again.
I'm liking for A.) the kilt, and B.) all the wasu gear
Awesome sauce. Great video.
Please don't think that this has anything to do with how a real kilt is made or worn.
There are several sites (just Google) which will give a full explaination of how a proper modern kilt for a man is constructed, all the ways the pleats can be made to show off the tartan, how the shaping is calculated, the sewing, the canvas reinforcing, the lining, the fringed edge, the waistband and all.
There are sites explaining the older forms of kilt too.
The knowledge and skills are out there.
I'm.not saying I know much about kilts and making them,but I'm thinking the style he's shown here,is taken more from a traditional daily wear as opossed to the more modern formal kilt attire we see today. Very Outlanderish and Braveheartish in my thinking. This tutorial I think would be satisfactory for anyone who enjoys going to fairs etc .
Nice video and simple Good job Thanks
how much fabric would i need to make this without the sash(in inches or meters?)
nice video very simple and explaining
Did you hear how much fabric is needed? I need to make one without the sash also. I guesstimated 2 2/3 yards but bought 3 yards. I hope that's right.
For a true kilt, you need between 5-8 yards.
The whole 9 yards
You guys are a sexy bunch of brave hearts! Way to go! real men can sew!
I would really take the time to stitch down the pleats one by one, it would look a lot better...
but this is a great start!
perfect. simple fast and easy thank you
thank you so much. this was an incredibly helpful video.
Great colors! Is that the firefighter tartan?
thanks for the video very informative. There are alot of peoples videos that are shite. thanks very much for sharing your skills now im off to make my fella's Kilt :)
Video interessante dai tratti simpatici!!!
Un saluto dalle sartorie italiane.
Thanks to submit, and for your clear explanations.
@Isthun there are two types of countries. Those that use the metric system. Then there are countries that have been to the moon. 'Merica
Thanks for this vid!! So Much help!!
@MuRk409 the intro has "5 yards" typed out, but it will change given with each person's waist size... if you consider yourself about the same size as Karl in the video you should try out 5 yards and see how it goes :)
Thank you! amazing work!
That was cool.
ty for video my son wants me make him one lol yikes lol the one you did what waist size ? ty
Very helpful video. I've been perusing, trying to find a kilt in the MacDonald of Glencoe tartan, and finally I just decided I'd make the bastard. Nothing like something you made yourself right. "Oh, that's a nice kilt, where did ye buy it?" "I made it..." Plus all the kilts you find are in two pieces where the sash is a separate piece all together, not like they did in the old days where it was all one big fabric. But your video needs more fitting music. Try "The Lament for the Viscount of Dundee" or "Ar Bhurach Na Laoi". Though the elevator music was pretty funny.
Desert Wolf this is nothing like the Belted Plaid, it was something that was made up for the movie Braveheart with no basis in reality.
Question okay the last part of it went over the shoulder what keeps it in place? Does it drop to the back of the Kilt or what?
I was wondering if you should have that six inches down measurement the right size to go over your hips surely the waist measurement is too tight to fit lower down.
AWESOME Tutorial.
what kind of material did you use for this as wool fabric is so expensive.. thanks
Do you have suggestions for finishing the kilt without the part that goes over your shoulder? My friend is in a parade so I'm sure things will get rowdy. Buttons?? Snaps?
Or hidden velcro on the inside
How long do you make you kilt is it 5 yards or 9 yards
hmm not bad, but i woulda cut off the front half where a kilt ends mate...thinking on using an old table cloth for a kilt if there enough material...just a cheap kilt projecty to patch,stud,and mod for daily punk wear and shows.....saving my Irish Tartan kilt for nicer ocassions..
So, that music isn't Animusic. It is Amanda from Aisha Duo. But it sounds like Animusic.
That looks soooo easy to make but is it supposed to look all bunched up like that in the back where the belt goes?
Not a bad video, but I am wondering why you hid the 'verticle' stripe in the plaid inside the pleats and not adjusted them so some or all of the verticle stripe would be on the edge of each pleat? It's all a matter of taste, I suppose. I always thought 'pleating to the stripe' exposed some or all of the stripe and not hid the stripe. Thanks!
Thank you so much x
I am thinking aboout making one !
- How many meters of cloth to make a skirt.
- Quantos metros de pano para fazer uma saia desta ⁉️
Haha awesome tut, also love how the sewing all of the sudden is done by the female ;)
Yeah... men sew too.
lol
Nothing like casually throwing in unnecessary sexism
helped a ton thanks.
Such a great video. Any chance you would send me an email of the video without the music? I'd much rather hear exactly what you are saying? The music is an absolutel hinderance.
cheers,
haleh
pretty cool!
@528jkl It's not a skirt. It's a kilt. It makes men look uber manly and sexy, and the chicks, myself included, love it!
Thank You 🎃