Steampunk Adventure Skirt (Short) - $375

The Steampunk Adventure Skirt is a custom made kilt-inspired creation of hand-painted distressed 100% cotton cloth. Sporting removable pockets on the left hip - which can be worn separately on the belt of another outfit and a permanent watch pocket on the right, this skirt has multiple looks. It has antique brass accents, rivets, link buttons and lots of d-rings and clips to hold all your necessities. Two inset pleat panels feature a clockwork fabric. Shown here with burnish key motif on the apron and sitting at a 22" length.

( More photos of the skirt, removable pockets and a good spin in action )


As usual - Please check out our Flickr Pool, website @ Altkilt.com and our Steampunk Etsy Store. Thank you!

Dark Brown / Nickle Gentleman Pockets New color layout for a custom order... this set was done in a dark brown wool with shiny nickle hardware. I think it looks lovely!

I would prefer to hire friend or friends of friends who could use the money...So I am posting this here publicly so people can pass it around.

Sewing Help Needed!

Looking for stitchers who are local to the Minneapolis/St. Paul (and surrounding suburbs) area to start immediately on straight line sewing piece work. Some basic experience needed - most home sewers will find this to be quite easy. All you need is a single needle home or industrial machine and an iron. Persons who also have a serger could have additional work available to them.

All pieces would be dropped off fully marked and prepped for sewing. I will provide instructions and a demo piece to explain the process. I also supply all fabric and matching thread (either in cone or spool). I need a one week or less turn around time on each set - ranging from 5-10 pieces, at about 50 lines of stitching per piece.

Starting pay is $8 per piece - each piece should take about 45 minutes. With consistent speedy returns, I will raise the pay to $10 a piece. Also, if able to take on other project, I will pay accordingly. Pieces will be inspected for quality before payment.

I am looking for people I can get work to by this weekend! Please email me at techdragon @ altkilt . com ! Thank you!

Made of heavy smooth webbing, these fully adjustable kilt belts measure 2" wide and are extremely comfortable to wear.

Available in black, bronze, burgundy, grey and rainbow and featuring either a simple or covered clasp.

Please see our website for ordering: Kilt Belts.

See photos of the belt being worn and other pictures of our work on our Flickr feed.

http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2009/02/13/neovictorianfashion/

Alt.Kilt took some time to talk with reporter Marianne Comb about Steampunk Fashion. Read the article, featuring both steampunk and lolita fashion, and see a slide show of various works.

Most of my friends know the Spoons Theory: But you don't look sick that is applied a lot to chronic pain. I think it is good way to get the real life info out to people who don't understand that kind of illness.

I do not have that kind of illness. But way back in collage, I give a passionate, colorful and energetic dissertation on what has become known as "Jars and Marbles" with my friends. At that time, I was applying it mainly to stryckie's life and never thought it would apply to mine. Post-fire, post-cancer, post-college..... it seems more and more to apply to me. And honestly, I don't really like it.


The theory goes ... Each aspect of your life is a jar and your time is measured in marbles. Jars can be the things you have to do, like your job, or things you want to do, such as hang out with friends. But mainly, it is how you divide up your energy and focus. The metaphorical marbles are the actual hours or minutes in a day or week that you have to put in those jars.

I have learned that right now I can only handle about 5 jars a week. More than that and I am just overwhelmed and a feeling of anxious panic sits inside my stomach. I hate that I am suddenly limited when I used to be able to juggle many jars... the roughness and struggle of my last 6 years has really caught up with me and I just can't push to do that kind of shuffle any more. When something new comes up with its shiny new jar, such as having to take up a second job or dedicate more time to a new friendship, something else's jar needs to move out of the line-up. Sometime I can squeeze a sixth jar in and just slide marbles but usually this is too much for me to handle.

My current jars are: Kids, Partners, Job, Sleep and Pick-up Work.

Out of the 168 hours in the current week my breakdown is:

• Kids: 50 marbles (includes driving them to and from school)
  
• Partners: 17 marbles
  
• Job: 40 marbles
  
• Sleep: 42 marbles
  
• Pick-up work: 19 marbles

But next week is different since I have a work-gig that will take up 40 marbles instead of this week's 19.... and the following week will have no 2nd job but more time needs to be put on Job.

The thing is the marbles are finite. That is the key. I cannot make more hours in a day... and it just depends on how thin I want to spread them and what I can accomplish or handle in that day or week or month. I can't focus if I have to spread out so thin that I can't see what I am doing. Right now, hang out with friends or social obligations aren't on the list... neither is time for me just to read or see a movie.

Maybe I can add one more jar but where do I take away from?

I never understood why people who needed a larger size kilt got charged more for the product... sure, I mean, I know that it takes more fabric but if your cost are in line with your prices, you should be able to handle a larger waist size without passing it on the client. It is called Customer Service (at least it is in my book).

One very prominent company charges $10 extra for size 39"-41", $20 extra for size 42"-44", $30 extra for 46"-48", $50 extra for 50"-52", $60 extra for 54"-56" ... and also an additional $45 extra for it to be cut for a "beer gut".

I do not charge extra for a larger waist size (and in reference to the above... most of my clients would count as "larger"!)

So, today, I mailed out such a kilt. My average client is between 36" - 44" waist size (this is actual inches, not pants sizes). This gentleman was a 73" waist. This kilt has 21 pleats and features extra belt loops, extra buttons for security and both cargo and back pockets.

( No real good way to photograph it )

Also, after getting some feedback on the cargo pockets, I have decided to try out a different style to see if I can get more space in them with less pull. I worked these ones out for the above kilt... and need to product test them more.

( Cargo Pockets )

I am looking for feedback, information and/or reviews of IML's Leather Market. Have you attended? What is like? What did you shop for? What did you like or not like?

I need info because I have not been yet....


(public post with screened comments - please pass around to those who can help me. I would appreciate it so much)

Photo shoot with pkstudios.

I have made a small design change to the apron of the Alt.Kilt and it was time to show it off with some new photos. I also had a chance to get my newest model, drakenfly, into the studio to get some professional shots of the Punk Kilt.

I am including a small sampling here... but please jump to our Flickr Account for more.

( More photos! )