Tom,

Thank you very much for posting the pleat picture.

The pleats of the wool 5-yard (Irish American) kilt I bought from Scottishkilts.net weren't basted during shipping either. The wrinkles my kilt acquired during shipping fell out after hanging in the closet for a couple of days. Low maintenance is a major advantage of a kilt made of heavyweight wool.

Holyrood is a nice tartan, but Highland Granite is high on my list.