DIY - First Kilt

[Pleater]

I find it really helps to put the creases in before starting to sew.

I can lay the fabric so the edges align and press along the fold lightly at first to get the correct thread and then really press it in. With just the one fold to work on there is no problem with anything else getting in the way.

Of course you have to be really sure about where the folds should be, but I always check twice anyway.

Sometimes I will measure and put in the folds at the bottom edge and press them too, so that as I sew I am just reforming the shape already impressed on the fabric. I think that the kilts I have made this way have a sharper look than when the folds were pressed after the kilt was complete.

Anne the Pleater :ootd:

[Alan H]

You have to let some things slide. Don't sweat each pleat. As long as the overall effect is pleasing, you've done a good job. I still have slightly wandering pleat edges or even slightly wandering stripes. As long as the appearance is that the stripes are evenly spaced, I usually let it go. No one should have they're nose on your *** inspecting your pleats. You can be as anal as you'd like about your pleats, you're making the kilt, but there will come a point when your work won't improve and you'll just be frustrating yourself. You have to decide for yourself when you've reached that point, no one can really make that decision for you. Keep at it, it gets a little easier each time you do it.

This. Perfectly said.....two thumbs up.