WPG 22 oz kilts modification.

**Southern Breeze** · 12th January 06, 05:29 PM

I went back to WPG and took another look,that band DOES look bad on the Cameran. The ones I have are Blackwatch and Stewart Hunting.

**Blu (Ontario)** · 12th January 06, 05:40 PM

The ugly green band was one of the reasons I have have not purchased a WPG kilt. You have offered a nice solution. Smart thinking, Bubba!

**bubba** · 12th January 06, 05:59 PM

Blu, the nice thing is it's a CHEAP solution.

**KiltedCodeWarrior** · 12th January 06, 06:40 PM

Originally Posted by bubba

Blu, the nice thing is it's a CHEAP solution.

Which keeps it in tune with the Scottish tradition of thriftiness!

**Moosehead** · 13th January 06, 06:20 AM

There is also tons of different tartan "ribbon" available on Ebay, although I haven't checked to see what material they are made from.

**bubba** · 13th January 06, 10:19 AM

Originally Posted by Moosehead

There is also tons of different tartan "ribbon" available on Ebay, although I haven't checked to see what material they are made from.

I'd avoid using tartan ribbon for a couple reasons. First, it won't come even close to matching the sett size so aligning it would be impossible. Second, ribbon isn't as pliable as bias tape so you're more likely to end up with buckling in spots trying to make it work on the waist band. Bias tape has a large amount of give so it's easy to make it conform to the contours of the band.

**Sherry** · 13th January 06, 01:09 PM

This may help you understand why the bias works better than ribbon (which is woven on the straight of the grain):

http://www.denverfabrics.com/pages/s...ewing-bias.htm