Tailor (new member) asking for help

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Hello Wiz, thanks for the questions.


1. Is the Kilt sewn with a sewing machine or is it done with hand stitching?
-Fully machined, fused canvass.

2. Does the Kilt have the pleats cut away in the area of the back where the pleats are sewn down? (you may have to lift the inner liner to determine this.
-No, not cut away.

3. Can you tell the composition of the fabric? Is it Wool, a Polyester/Rayon blend or possibly an Acrylic?
-100% Wool

a. Measure along the hem and let us know how much fabric is in the Kilt.
-7 meters. Which is odd, because my punter payed a lot more money, in choosing the 8 meter version.

b. What is the width of the apron at the waistband?
-65cm

c. What is the width of the apron at the hem?
-76

d. How many pleats are there?
-30

e. Please measure from the outward crease of one pleat to the outward crease of the next. How much fabric is there in one complete pleat.
-Not sure how you mean, they are sewn shut. Opened one, measured into it, gives me: pleat spacing is 2 cm, each pleat takes 8+6+2=16cm


f. Please measure the width of the exposed part of the pleats a the bottom of where they are sewn down and tapered. (A good average dimension is fine.)
-10+8+2.5=20.5


g. Please measure the size of one repeat of the Tartan Pattern.
-it's a solid colour cloth.

(Where's that icon for fingers crossed?)

By the way, my client is of course rather less than satisfied. Does anyone feel that the maker should fix this issue? The problem is that he can't afford to send it back to Scotland because he really needs it to perform.