Ditto on the ripping tartan shivers. Couldn't do it the first time -- in fact, my sister had to pick up the scissors and make the cut, couldn't even bring myself to that point but second time around, I gritted my teeth, made a little starter snip, and ripped that sucker like a pro.

As the golfers say -- grip it and rip it!

Of course, AFAIK it only works for wool. Don't try it on PV or any other tartan fabric variants.

Looking forward to the rest of the story (as long as you don't do it Paul Harvey style LOL)