Knife Pleats Go Swishhhhhhhhhhhhh.

[The Wizard of BC]

Please be very careful when choosing your dry cleaner. Most have never seen a kilt before and do not have the fainest idea how to properly press a kilt.
Horror stories abound.

If you wish to have your dry cleaner do the job I strongly suggest you baste the pleats first.

And by all means, if you have an acrylic kilt, WARN THE CLEANER FIRST! Getting back a ball of goo that used to be a kilt before being soaked in some cleaning solutions can be quite a shock.

[LK-13]

If you wish to have your dry cleaner do the job I strongly suggest you baste the pleats first.

ok what does "baste" the pleats mean?
never heard the term before.

never mind,
i just watched the videos that were linked in the other thread.

[The Wizard of BC]

"To baste" is a sewing term. It means to do temporary stitches to hold things in place while you do another thing.

[The Wizard of BC]

video, what video?

[LK-13]

video, what video?

these video's from the Care & Maintenance section:

http://www.xmarksthescot.com/forum/s...ad.php?t=22257

http://www.xmarksthescot.com/forum/s...ad.php?t=19865

http://www.xmarksthescot.com/forum/s...ad.php?t=19516

[ccga3359]

ok what does "baste" the pleats mean?
never heard the term before.

You shall see basted pleats tonight when you see your SWK.

[LK-13]

You shall see basted pleats tonight when you see your SWK.

WOOHOO! :soda:

and get this,
I stopped by a western wear/horse tack & boot shop today because they have everything you could ever want to work with leather.
talking with the shop keep, when I told him I was thinking of trying my hand at making my own Sporran, he knew exactly what I was talking about,
exactly what I would need, the correct types/grades of leather, needed tools basically the whole 9 yards!
he also told me that he thinks he has some DIY plans and directions kicking around somewhere.
so it's beginning to look like I will soon be able to add Leather Working to my Resume.