Quote Originally Posted by chasem
I found it hard to assume the pleating position, for much the same reason that I find kilts more comfortable than pants.

Any suggestions on getting around that?
Chasem, I don't have any suggestions, but I have found the same problem, and compounded by the fact that I am left handed! Which Barb does warn about in her book will be a problem. I understand that the instructions are written to start with the over apron and then work to the left (as worn) around the kilt until finishing the underapron, which I think is smart, as you can then hide any mistakes in the underapron, or sew on a small bit of material if you calculated wrong, but it is certainly a pain for us lefties. And I mean that in a very specific way. I stitched the first pleat on my kilt 2 nights ago and I did not attempt to translate Barb's instructions to a leftie. I measured and then held the pleat tight with my right hand (the portion that fit between my two largest fingers holding fabric tight against where I held the same pleat with thumb and ring finger) and stitched that portion by hand. Then moved my right hand up the fell and started stitching again. By the end of the first pleat, my right hand was in agony and cramping! Needless to say, for this kilt, I will be machine stitching the pleats, measuring them like Barb says still. Luckily my thread is so close a match that they are barely visible, whether machine or hand stitched.