pinstriped fabric question...

[cloves]

I was talking to another board member (waves at Moosehead!) about pinstriped fabric and he had mentioned that lighter weight pinstriped material is usually readily available at fabric retailers. Using his info I went looking at my local fabric store and noticed they did indeed have a few things similar to what I was looking for.
However, late last night while lying awake in bed it occurred to me that the stripe ran along the length of fabric, not across it to the selvedge.
So...I was wondering if any of the kiltmakers here could tell me how'd they tackle making a pinstriped kilt? I've seen a couple of awesome pics of Hamish in pinstriped kilts. How'd the kilt maker do it? Cut and join fabric, then carefully hide the joins in the pleating...and hem the edge? Or is there such thing as wool fabric with pinstripes running accross the fabric?

[Pleater]

I have some pinstripe material waiting to be made up. It is necessary to cut it across the width and make it up in sections. I have never seen a pinstripe with the stripe in the weft rather than the warp.

I have made several kilts this way and as long as the join in the fabric is made so it is replacing the inner fold of the pleat it is not going to distort the fabric. I make the hem before joining the pieces, then sew the join straight up to the hip line, then put in the supression for the waist and sew up the edges so the cloth lies flat.

[Moosehead]

Renee,

what Pleater said about warp and weft. It's because pinstripes are made for suits. Just means more joins. and, most likely, maximum weight would be in the 10oz range.

[Hamish]

Hi cloves,

...................I've seen a couple of awesome pics of Hamish in pinstriped kilts. How'd the kilt maker do it? Cut and join fabric, then carefully hide the joins in the pleating...and hem the edge?...................

You are probably thinking of the following. The first is part of a pinstripe kilt-suit tailored by TFCK in Edinburgh, and the second is a BearKilt, made up for me in Vancouver. Each has a fabric join hidden in the pleating and both are, of course, hemmed.

Joining the fabric in this way, but without the hemming, is surely common practice in kilt-making where double-width tartan fabric is used.

[cloves]

Hamish, those are exactly the kilts of yours I was thinking of and both are just soooo sharp looking. *drool*
I love how the kiltmakers took something rather contemporary (the fabric) and mixed it with something traditional (the kilt design itself) to create something unique. It's really cool to see kilt designs change and evolve. I am always amazed at the ideas that pop up on the board here.

[Kilted Taper]

Curious if this looks like something that could be used:

http://cgi.ebay.com/GREY-PINSTRIPE-5...QQcmdZViewItem

I want to try my hands at making a kilt, but don't want to throw done a few hundred $$$ on fabric just to screw it up.