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From the Braveheart school of thought and manly man fashion, convert a pair of pants into a manly kilt.
Made to show off your Instructables team color - ibles ORANGE. Take one for the team!
Wait, there's more, we'll also throw in the handy Ipad sporran.
A garment inspired by Weinergate, what a tangled web he wove. Yeah, I happen to be one of his constituents but good, no tweets.
I don't know if iblers NachoMahma or Yokozuna would recommend this over the hospital gown with the open butt back option but there is something refreshing about a summer breeze.
What should we call this, man-kilt - The Milt or pants-kilt - The Pilt? And for our friends in the UK, trouser-kilt - The Trilt? I may need to find a puffy shirt.
Be a player on the playa, for you burners out there.
Don't get pants'ed, get kilt'd.
From the Braveheart school of thought and manly man fashion, convert a pair of pants into a manly kilt.
Made to show off your Instructables team color - ibles ORANGE. Take one for the team!
Wait, there's more, we'll also throw in the handy Ipad sporran.
A garment inspired by Weinergate, what a tangled web he wove. Yeah, I happen to be one of his constituents but good, no tweets.
I don't know if iblers NachoMahma or Yokozuna would recommend this over the hospital gown with the open
What should we call this, man-kilt - The Milt or pants-kilt - The Pilt? And for our friends in the UK, trouser-kilt - The Trilt? I may need to find a puffy shirt.
Be a player on the playa, for you burners out there.
Don't get pants'ed, get kilt'd.
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I had a pair of old pants that would not pass the thrift store triage and destined to be rags anyway so I decided to upcycle them into a kilt. I cannot claim any Highland heritage and getting sloshed on St. Paddy's Day doesn't really count but a kilt is a traditional garment that exists as a symbol of national pride and borne from utility.
You will need a pair of pants to hack.
You will need additional fabric to form the pleats. I recommend a sturdy cloth that does not stretch too much. The color choice can be matching or contrasting.
You should have basic sewing skills.
I recommend doing this by machine. If you only have a multi-stitch sewing machine, that is fine. I am lucky to have a serger too. I realized the limitation of my serger in trying to punch through too many layers of fabric and broke a set of needles but I am getting good at rethreading it as it got caught up in those bumpy seams.
It's nice to have a straightedge and rotary cutter with cutting mat. It makes it easy to slice off sections of material. Using scissors would have gave some jagged edges.
An essential tool to have is a seam ripper tool or utility knife. You need it to effectively rip out seams saving the drudgery of pulling out the sewn thread runs by hand..
CAUTION: Sewing requires use of sharp needles and scissors or cutting tools. Know how to operate your machines safely. Only floor the sewing machine if you have a driver's license.
You will need a pair of pants to hack.
You will need additional fabric to form the pleats. I recommend a sturdy cloth that does not stretch too much. The color choice can be matching or contrasting.
You should have basic sewing skills.
I recommend doing this by machine. If you only have a multi-stitch sewing machine, that is fine. I am lucky to have a serger too. I realized the limitation of my serger in trying to punch through too many layers of fabric and broke a set of needles but I am getting good at rethreading it as it got caught up in those bumpy seams.
It's nice to have a straightedge and rotary cutter with cutting mat. It makes it easy to slice off sections of material. Using scissors would have gave some jagged edges.
An essential tool to have is a seam ripper tool or utility knife. You need it to effectively rip out seams saving the drudgery of pulling out the sewn thread runs by hand..
CAUTION: Sewing requires use of sharp needles and scissors or cutting tools. Know how to operate your machines safely. Only floor the sewing machine if you have a driver's license.
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Kilt? I'm afraid not.
While a wrap skirt isn't always a kilt, a kilt is always a wrap skirt - it's never stepped into "One leg at a time" and pulled up like pants.