Great video, although I will admit to flinching a bit at about the 2 minute mark when the tailor ripped the tartan down the middle. Interesting to hear of the products other than kilts and jackets that they produce.
His Exalted Highness Duke Standard the Pertinacious of Chalmondley by St Peasoup
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... I will admit to flinching a bit at about the 2 minute mark when the tailor ripped the tartan down the middle.
That is startling at first sight, but that's the way it's done. Typically one can rip a much straighter line than one can cut; and probably lose fewer threads than if it's cut with scissors and then cleaned up!
The weight of the fabric is significant, as is making a nice clip through the selvedge with room to grab firmly on each side.
Ken Sallenger - apprentice kiltmaker, journeyman curmudgeon,
gainfully unemployed systems programmer
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