Bill Catherall, Kiltmaker
@bckilts.bsky.social
Scotland-trained, Oregon-based. Message me if you're interested in getting a handmade bespoke kilt, or alterations.
bckilts.com
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I love making wee kilties!
Size 2T-3T
Tartan: Stewart Grey, to match his grandfather's kilt
Size 2T-3T
Tartan: Stewart Grey, to match his grandfather's kilt
June 15, 2025 at 4:54 PM
I love making wee kilties!
Size 2T-3T
Tartan: Stewart Grey, to match his grandfather's kilt
Size 2T-3T
Tartan: Stewart Grey, to match his grandfather's kilt
Pleats are finished!
April 20, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Pleats are finished!
Starting on some dance kilts. This tartan was designed by @tartanchickadee
April 13, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Starting on some dance kilts. This tartan was designed by @tartanchickadee
Happy Tartan Day! Here's some detail on how I reinforce the strap opening. After pressing the kilt I'll open the hole.
April 6, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Happy Tartan Day! Here's some detail on how I reinforce the strap opening. After pressing the kilt I'll open the hole.
Pleats are finished. Time to work on the internal structure.
March 30, 2025 at 3:16 AM
Pleats are finished. Time to work on the internal structure.
The next kilt is well underway. Scott red muted. I love sewing the pleats! I can just turn off my brain and work. This kilt is for one of my kids. Scott is our clan.
March 23, 2025 at 12:39 AM
The next kilt is well underway. Scott red muted. I love sewing the pleats! I can just turn off my brain and work. This kilt is for one of my kids. Scott is our clan.
This Duncan kilt is finished and ready to ship to the client. Every tartan I work with grows on me in ways I never expect.
March 15, 2025 at 10:31 PM
This Duncan kilt is finished and ready to ship to the client. Every tartan I work with grows on me in ways I never expect.
Pleats and aprons are finished on this Duncan kilt.
February 23, 2025 at 1:34 AM
Pleats and aprons are finished on this Duncan kilt.
Sewing pleats is so meditative, but I need to occupy my mind. Today I'm listening to the Les Misérable audio book. In which Jean Val-Jean makes like a ninja turtle and carries Marius through the sewers of Paris.
February 16, 2025 at 2:32 AM
Sewing pleats is so meditative, but I need to occupy my mind. Today I'm listening to the Les Misérable audio book. In which Jean Val-Jean makes like a ninja turtle and carries Marius through the sewers of Paris.
After 2 months of machine sewing quilts, my sewing calluses have softened up. Just hand stitching the fringe really woke up my fingers! But it's good to be back to making kilts. A much more meditative practice. The front apron is finished and the pleats are set up and marked on this Duncan tartan.
February 14, 2025 at 9:36 PM
After 2 months of machine sewing quilts, my sewing calluses have softened up. Just hand stitching the fringe really woke up my fingers! But it's good to be back to making kilts. A much more meditative practice. The front apron is finished and the pleats are set up and marked on this Duncan tartan.
I love the smell of tartan in the evening! Just got new tartan in from The House of Edgar.
The Lost Tartan, from their brand new Tartan Genesis Collection, featuring a selvage with a chevron weave. This is an historical way to weave the selvage, but it's only been available on custom weaves.
The Lost Tartan, from their brand new Tartan Genesis Collection, featuring a selvage with a chevron weave. This is an historical way to weave the selvage, but it's only been available on custom weaves.
February 1, 2025 at 4:25 AM
I love the smell of tartan in the evening! Just got new tartan in from The House of Edgar.
The Lost Tartan, from their brand new Tartan Genesis Collection, featuring a selvage with a chevron weave. This is an historical way to weave the selvage, but it's only been available on custom weaves.
The Lost Tartan, from their brand new Tartan Genesis Collection, featuring a selvage with a chevron weave. This is an historical way to weave the selvage, but it's only been available on custom weaves.
Sneak peek at a big upcoming project. A pipe band needs new kilts, their tartan is unwoven (not stocked by the mills), so it needs to be custom woven. Using Marton Mills to make it happen!
January 20, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Sneak peek at a big upcoming project. A pipe band needs new kilts, their tartan is unwoven (not stocked by the mills), so it needs to be custom woven. Using Marton Mills to make it happen!
Customer @jaywright.bsky.social looking stunning in a Douglas Hebridean great kilt at his Burns Night Supper! Great kilts DO dress up very nicely! Thanks for the inspiration Jay. If you're interested in getting started with or adding to your kilt attire, contact me, I'm happy to help!
January 20, 2025 at 7:06 AM
Customer @jaywright.bsky.social looking stunning in a Douglas Hebridean great kilt at his Burns Night Supper! Great kilts DO dress up very nicely! Thanks for the inspiration Jay. If you're interested in getting started with or adding to your kilt attire, contact me, I'm happy to help!
This is what I have to deal with (still working on quilts, not kilts)
December 11, 2024 at 5:48 PM
This is what I have to deal with (still working on quilts, not kilts)
Temporary break from kilt making to help my wife with a quilt. We have 2 quilts to finish before Christmas and I need my sewing room back. 😜 The kilt I want to get finished is sitting patiently in the background.
November 24, 2024 at 2:42 AM
Temporary break from kilt making to help my wife with a quilt. We have 2 quilts to finish before Christmas and I need my sewing room back. 😜 The kilt I want to get finished is sitting patiently in the background.
The client just picked up their kilt. Custom made with a custom tartan: Chléirigh
November 17, 2024 at 10:06 PM
The client just picked up their kilt. Custom made with a custom tartan: Chléirigh