What to expect when you recieve your kilt in the mail!
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- čas přidán 1. 03. 2014
- One of a series of stunningly under-produced videos** which serve as an addendum to the information contained in my website; westcoastkilts.com.
This video is a précis of the information I present to the client who has arrived in my shop to pick up his kilt.
Although I much prefer to receive the client in my shop, I would be a poor tailor indeed if I could not - or were not willing to - provide my services to those who live at a distance.
**My time is better-spent at the sewing table.
This has been very helpful. Thank you.
Brilliant info, thanks Robert!
This video is brilliant! Thank you! 👍🏼
Beautiful kilt !
Enjoying these very much..
Thank you!!!
YAY!!!
Out of curiosity, why is it recommended to roll the kilt up than hang it? Is it because companies make more money with hangers or does it damage the fabric?
Thank you for your enquiry! The kilt is tailored to be a 'section of a cone' - to match the relationship between the waist and the hips . If you roll the kilt up the pleats will remain properly aligned with each other and will continue to hang correctly when you wear the kilt. If you you hang the kilt - either by the loops or with a 'trouser-hanger' (the sort that clamps the trouser cuff), then that carefully-tailored conic section is squashed flat and the pleats will soon hang crooked.
@@robertmacdonaldbespokekilt3063 that makes perfect sense
How can i get one of your kilts?
Is that the Black Watch tartan? It looks like you may have pleated to the stripe. What stripe did you pleat to? What pleating option did you use for the kilt you were showing?
Yes, it's the 'Universal'/Government/Black Watch/Argyll tartan, pleated (as you can see) to the black stripe.
@@robertmacdonaldbespokekilt3063 Thank you, I've been trying to figure out what the pleating criteria was when doing this tartan (and others). Is I'm guessing it would it be the smaller black stripe, not one of the thicker or double stripes? You had another video that explained this in general with another tartan, but when viewing videos of military units wearing the Black Watch kilt. I wasn't sure. Again thank you.
@@ichabod0391 Unless the client is bound by dress regulations I always urge them to 'let their taste be their guide' - and I'll covertly observe their reaction as we cycle through the options for pleating: a sudden dilation of the pupil or widening of the eyes, a 'catch' in their breathe and I think "aHA - THAT'S the one you like best!"
@@robertmacdonaldbespokekilt3063 Iian; Your advice is well received. I ask questions because I want to learn. Seeing how you work on kilts and describe your work, interests me quite a bit. I think the making, planning, repair and finishing of a kilt is something of a real artist. Thanks for responding and answering my dumb questions. Respectfully, Cameron White
@@ichabod0391 There's no such thing as a 'dumb question' - and I will strive to NOT provide a dumb answer!
My written output often presents as concise/terse to the point of being rude - for which I blame the writing 'stylebook' as taught by the Infantry School!