Hamish Centennial Kilt Installment #4

**Standard** · 21st July 10, 08:44 PM

Originally Posted by Barb T.

Ok lads and lassies! Here's the final installment of pics of the construction of Hamish's kilt. You'll notice a big change in climate after the first couple of photos....

More in the next post!

Barb, what is this tool? Is it used to help set the pleat?

**xman** · 21st July 10, 09:19 PM

Originally Posted by Standard

Barb, what is this tool? Is it used to help set the pleat?

OOOO ... OOOO! Pick me.

A pounding block?

**Barb T** · 22nd July 10, 04:36 AM

Originally Posted by Standard

Barb, what is this tool? Is it used to help set the pleat?

It's called a tailor's clapper, and it's used by tailors to force the steam into the fabric while pushing down with something hard and cool to set whatever you're pressing.

Any piece of wood would work for clapping pleats - this one is just set up for tailoring and has edges and points for narrow edges. If you use a piece of lumber, just make sure it doesn't have pitchy spots, though.....