Apologies for the length of this - it's the pictures... but I hope they are of help and interest to someone along the way....
So where were we? Oh yes.... Scary moment #2 - take the scissors to your hours of work! and KEEP checking that your only cutting what you want/need to!
Making the fringe This was fun.... really felt like progress was being made!
Keep measuring for pleat creep and unnoticed creepage generally! and yes I suffered from it.... unpicked a few pleats early on but on the whole I think I got away with it - the end result was less than 1/4" out.
Stitch in the canvas. Lets just say that 1) I put the WRONG canvas in (its like a tent in the back of that there kilt!) 2) it was REALLY hard work and cost me days, aching fingers, (the blood I mentioned too!) and 3) its in and the lining is covering a multitude of sins!oh and 4) thankyou to my mentors for sound advice!!! New needles and a latex glove pulled me through - literally!
Putting in Buckles... I can almost smell the heather and whisky from here!
Couldnt resist a bit of grafitti on my over thick canvas.... plus it'll be a nice little record for when someones picking over the kilt it in years to come (well hopefully they will - the canvas will still be there no matter happens to the rest of it!)
Time to press..... top band and lining in..... on the home straight!
Now - where is that large glass of Single Malt?
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