You need a fairly sturdy cotton tape to hang a kilt - they can weigh about 4 pounds in a 16oz fabric.

The tapes tend to roll or fold up so they would be wider than they look in the photo, three quarters of an inch maybe.

You'd want the suspension points to be just a fraction further towards the centre back than the exact fold point of the closed kilt on the smallest fastening hole. That takes the tension off the buckles and puts it onto the reinforced back of the kilt.

The tape looks to be surface mounted on the lining material. If you fold the tape double to make a loop you can hide the raw edges by sewing across the tape and right through all the lining and reinforcing layers with the tape below the join, then fold the tape up into its final position and sew across again enclosing the raw edges, then sew the edges of the tape for a couple of inches. You can shape the top and secure the tape into folds if you feel the need.

If you do not sew across the top of the joining it makes a small pocket into which could be placed one's busfare home, though folding money is best kept secure with a small safety pin, as it could work itself out and be lost.

Anne the Pleater :ootd: