*sigh* can't believe I am saying this... I need a kilt >.<

[Breandan]

After paying bills and a lead-foot-induced ticket, won't be happening for a few weeks, but if I can, I want to get that green wool Stillwater

[Singed]

I've been shopping as well and having little luck with natural fibers unless I want the black watch tartan.  As of right now, I need pants or a kilt or something due to Mark teaching me to forge weld last year and the resulting number of small blackened holes over my thigh... 

I did find some great heavy wool fabric, several tartans available including a few I've never seen before at Jo Ann's out by Deerbrook (I think its called Jo Ann's, Chelle gets dress stuff there).  You have to pick through and be careful because the actual wool bolts tend to be mixed in with stuff that would not react quite so well to fire.  If I could find someone to convert said fabric to a kilt, I'd be set, but moving around the forge, bending, moving heavy stuff around, I'm not sure I trust the "just pleat it up and wrap a belt around it" approach.

[KiltedPrivateer]

Just out of curiosity, don't y'all wear leather aprons that would protect the kilt?

Now this is just my two cents, so feel free to dismiss it, but as a daily kilt wearer (Yes, daily, seven days a week) and an engineer in the oil and gas industry, I've learned that though I feel the kilt is the greatest garment ever designed, and that every man owes it to himself to own at least one, there are places that a kilt just does not belong/work.  For example, around any rotating machinery, a chemical plant, nuke plant (inside the secured area), crawling around in the attic, gymnastics class (if traditional), and I would most likely include around combustibles if not wearing a 12oz duct cotton kilt or some type of protective over garment.  Again, just my thoughts.

[Breandan]

We do wear aprons, but slag can bounce back up under them
The forge is in the Scottish Court area, so...

[Singed]

We do wear aprons, but slag can bounce back up under them Grin
The forge is in the Scottish Court area, so...

Do not forget the wonderful sprays of red hot molten flux while forge welding, actually usually while someone else is forge welding  and your standing in the wrong spot / holding their work piece, since it tends to spray away from the one who actually did the strike. 

[Singed]

I went with Stillwater because of the recommendations here, thanks guys, this was the easiest web shopping experience I've ever had...

Wednesday night:  Measure myself according to their instructions.
Thursday morning 8:30AM (payday) ordered a green wool kilt.
Thursday 8:35AM got confirmation email that order was received.
Thursday 10:30AM got a shipping notification.
Saturday 2:00PM:  Trying on kilt and discovering that they actually run a little larger than I expected (but not so much so to merit a return).  I'm just going to need a belt, especially if I lose my usual 10 lbs during faire.

Quality seems great other than the leather belts, which seem a little thin, but I'm a leather worker and a little bit of a leather snob as far as quality so I realize I have to let that go...

[Zaubon]

I went with Stillwater because of the recommendations here, thanks guys, this was the easiest web shopping experience I've ever had...
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Quality seems great other than the leather belts, which seem a little thin, but I'm a leather worker and a little bit of a leather snob as far as quality so I realize I have to let that go...

You're right, their belts do leave something to be desired, but they are cheap. Dennis Thatcher of Thatcher's Leather Artistry made the great belt that I normally wear. Throw in the beautiful thistle buckle I got from Scott Shoppe shop and I'm not sure whether the kilts look good or if the belt is just so great it overwhelms any imperfections they might have. Dennis is over at LARF if you want to make a side trip to get one of his fine and inexpensive belts, don't know where to find Scott Shoppe  until Scarby.

[mpullen]

My wife has- and I blame the pregnancy hormones- demanded that I wear a kilt this year at faire. The problem is, I don't have one, don't have the money to get an accurate one (and I am NOT wearing one of those Catholic-school-girl skirts they call kilts at museum replicas!), so I need suggestions. Being Éireannach, I do not wear kilts. Having massive legs that grind stone into talcum powder between them and chafe, I do not wear kilts. Having skin so pale Mouse could shine a penlight on my calf and use a magnifying glass to hone the reflection to carve Chairface's initials on the moon with the resulting laser, I do not wear kilts. However, I have a wife who is pregnant with our first-born, and managed to simultaneously melt my heart with the pout she gave me, and put me in fear for my life with the THOU SHALT NOT DISOBEY MY COMMAND, MONKEY! fire in the back of her eyes. So, suggestions?

And for reference, just need the kilt, not all of the accouterments.

Okay, some hints.

Have the wife teach you how to do "the tuck". Women learn this at an early age. I don't go regimental, just with normal underwear, but sitting on a cold concrete bench can be real interesting. Same thing for sitting down at a bench.

I'll stop by the forge and see how you made out.

[Cherokee]

I don't wear a kilt either but my wife is irish/scottish. Ha!
good luck and you will be comfy I am sure.