Flashes, a how-to pictorial

**gilmore** · 29th June 07, 09:07 PM

Thanks so much for posting this thread. It's so helpful to see it in photos.

**Chef** · 25th February 07, 05:52 PM

Very nice. I might try this.

**RK-REX** · 25th February 07, 06:01 PM

Great tutorial, thank you very much. Any chance you could give us a few dimensions? Would they be larger for adults? Much appreciated.

-R

**The F-H.C.A.G.** · 25th February 07, 06:17 PM

I didn't actually measure them as I made them, but I'll measure them now.
They're about 1/2 the length and 2/3 the width of adult flashes.

Each flash (is that the proper term for each "ribbon", there being two on each leg?) is 1 and 2/8 inch wide and 3 and 1/2 inches long.

The Stillwater Macleod flashes of Panache's that I copied are 1 and 6/8 inches wide and 5 and 6/8 inches long.

The elastic depends on the wearer.

Be well,

**RK-REX** · 25th February 07, 06:41 PM

A thousand thank yous!!

**andyfg** · 26th February 07, 07:51 AM

A great photo essay. It's a different way of doing flashes than the ones I have (5 sets from 5 different makers). In each of those the flash is doubled over the elastic so that each flash has four dangling bits (what do you call them?) Your method is more economical on material.

**mang1974** · 26th February 07, 08:10 AM

Great work! Thanks for sharing!

**BLAZN** · 26th February 07, 08:15 AM

Y'know... I have plenty of Dress Stewart scraps from making my handsewn Dress Stewart kilt. I think I'm off to make some flashes to go with the kilt. Y'think some charcoal colored kilt hose would look keen with a Dress Stewart kilt?