Ovis,

I was somewhat rushed, wanting to get that plaid out in the wild for last season. After reviewing Peter's paper on the Joined plaids, saw that my "Normal" sewing style of a backstitch and linen thread were within the norms in the surviving examples, I just went with it, rather than try and learn a new technique. Im most likely going to be taking this apart for the event at Fort Ti this summer, and when I put it back together, will do the wool yarn and baseball type stitch. Im also probably going to abandon the drawstring, Paul Pace sent me a transcript of a letter from Robert Murray Kieth from 67 that speaks of beltloops,(and the most shocking bit, knit hose!) so might just experiment with external belt pleating for a season or two.