I tried it on, and more questions

[AmateurKiltsmen]

I don't know how they baste the pleats at Tartanista, but most kilt makers will have 2 or 3 rows of basting across the back. They usually use white thread that's easy to see and makes it obvious that it's to be removed. Without seeing a photo of your kilt, I'd just say that if there are threads there that are obviously not part of the kilt's construction (i.e. contrasting colour and zig-zagged across the back), they should be snipped and pulled out carefully.

Keep in mind, though, that the tops of the pleats should be stitched permanently at the "fell" area of the kilt where it transitions from being flat across your back to the free pleats. If the kilt is made traditionally, those stitches should be hidden. Some modern machine-sewn kilts may have visible stitching on the outside, but it should be somewhat obvious that they are part of the construction and not meant to be removed. They would use thread that matches the tartan colour for the permanent stitching.

Here's a photo (which gets posted often for humour) of a guy who wore his kilt out in public without removing the basting. I can't imagine how he managed to get all the way there without damaging his kilt, popping the basting, or even being able to walk. One would think it would be obvious that these aren't permanently part of the kilt, but apparently not!

I could imagine it with a kilt like mine but that’s really obvious lol

I removed the bottommost thread last night and it definitely freed the thing up but I still have problems, pins still not laying right despite me putting it more inward, the kilt itself just doesn’t fit right and it bunches up between the straps on the right, makes me wonder, should i just give up on kilts? Starting to think my body just doesn’t work with them.

Also please fix your website when it comes to uploading pictures from iPhones