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 Post subject: The Canadian Kilt Maker
PostPosted: Fri Feb 20, 2009 3:19 am 
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Hi everyone!!!

I followed wiseguy here :roll: His 'other half' of the Welcome Inn admin team. And no, he doesn't have me on a leash :wink:

Quick bit about me, I'm a single mom from Canada, apprenticing in the fine art of Kilt making ..... the traditional way, with 8+ meters of tartan and all hand stitched 8) I love every one of the more than 5000 stitches I put in a kilt. :nod: Any questions, just give a holler

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 Post subject: Re: The Canadian Kilt Maker
PostPosted: Fri Feb 20, 2009 8:12 am 
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Hi Saffy and welcome to the forum! :D

I have to say that I was a bit confused by your topic title... but it turns out you're a kilt maker from Canada, not a maker of Canadian kilts! At least that clears up that (for me at least) and now I don't have to ask what a Canadian kilt is! :whistling:

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 Post subject: Re: The Canadian Kilt Maker
PostPosted: Fri Feb 20, 2009 9:23 am 
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who let you off the leash :P
hiya saffy nice to see you here :D

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 Post subject: Re: The Canadian Kilt Maker
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Bruce wrote:
Hi Saffy and welcome to the forum! :D

I have to say that I was a bit confused by your topic title... but it turns out you're a kilt maker from Canada, not a maker of Canadian kilts! At least that clears up that (for me at least) and now I don't have to ask what a Canadian kilt is! :whistling:



LOL Sorry to confuse you. I work at the largest college dedicated to the Scottish culture this side of the Atlantic. There is a large population base of Scottish descendants here, but we get clients from all over the world. We have sent kilts to pretty much every industrialized country except Russia :nod: and also have sewn kilts for a Disney movie (anyone care to guess which one? 8) ) I'm still an apprentice, will be another 3 years at least before I can call myself a true kilt maker.

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 Post subject: Re: The Canadian Kilt Maker
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saffy wrote:
[We] have sewn kilts for a Disney movie (anyone care to guess which one? 8) )

Possibly Greyfriar's Bobby tho I'm not sure why I think it would be this one as kilts weren't worn that much in 19th century Edinburgh despite Disney seeming to think so in 1961, but then they decided to make John Gray a shepher instead of a policeman! Anyway, Kidnapped (1960) and Rob Roy: the Highland Rogue (1953) were Disney productions so it could have been one of them! Do we get a point if we get the right answer? :roll:

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 Post subject: Re: The Canadian Kilt Maker
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if those are the dates the films were made bruce i would do a runner :laughing:
shes only 31 :whistling:

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 Post subject: Re: The Canadian Kilt Maker
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hi saffy, it's nice to see you here. :)


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 Post subject: Re: The Canadian Kilt Maker
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if those are the dates the films were made bruce i would do a runner :laughing:
shes only 31 :whistling:

Saffy never actually said that SHE made the kilts... did she? :?

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 Post subject: Re: The Canadian Kilt Maker
PostPosted: Sat Feb 21, 2009 12:11 am 
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Hi saffy, welcome to the mad forum where you need to explain everything you say ..... :laughing: I looke forward to chatting to ytou more....

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 Post subject: Re: The Canadian Kilt Maker
PostPosted: Sat Feb 21, 2009 2:23 pm 
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:laughing: :laughing: :laughing:

You are wrong on all accounts so far :wink: I'll give you a hint, it was released in 2001. And you are right, I didn't have anything to do with the making of that kilt, but it came from our sewing room :wink:

And Linda, I know how it is with some men, we have to spell everything out for them

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The Princess Diaries? I was looking for a film with a Scottish connection but Linda discovered it was this one.....

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HI Saffy - welcome to the forum.

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 Post subject: Re: The Canadian Kilt Maker
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hi saffi, good to see you here. im pretty new here myself ,still testing how deep the water is to see just how much i can get away with... :nod: :mrgreen: :whistling: :laughing:


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 Post subject: Re: The Canadian Kilt Maker
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Bruce wrote:
The Princess Diaries? I was looking for a film with a Scottish connection but Linda discovered it was this one.....


YAY!! yes it was. We made the outfits for the Scottish Royalty/VIPs that were invited to meet her.

Thanks for the welcome as well, The Jacobite and johno :D

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 Post subject: Re: The Canadian Kilt Maker
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Hi Saffy

Don't know how I missed saying hi to you earlier :oops: but havn't been on so much recently. Hope you are enjoying the forum. :)


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