Xmarks Tartan Pleated to Yellow Stripe

[O'Neille]

Get some small amounts of tartan that matches some of your kilts that don't have flashes. Then practice sewing some flashes. The stitching required to sew the back hidden seam on one is the same as the amount of sewing for one pleat. It's hidden so it doesn't have to be perfect. Once you've completed a couple sets you'll have some stitching experience equal to sewing eight pleats. When you attach them to some garters you'll have experience with another type of stitch you'll be doing on the kilt. Flashes don't require that level of sewing but it's a great way to practice your sewing skills.

[Tartan Hiker]

Which flash recipe are you following?

[O'Neille]

Which flash recipe are you following?

None, I just sew a tube about 8 inches long folded to a pleasing reveal of the tartan pattern. Once folded over a garter and sewn, the length is about 6 inches. It's a little longer than most of my purchased flashes but works better for me. I use a bit heat fusing to keep the notch from fraying and cut along the twill line from the right to the center and then from the left corner to the center. That's it.