Stupid is as stupid does. :oops:

[r. m. anderson]

Stitching the pleats for shipment/transit is one of the small things that make the difference between a
cheap kilt mass produced without regard to how it will look/fit the wearer when he gets it and the
careful attention to detail even on Stillwater's
economy kilt that sets it apart from the "really"
inexpensive kilts. I have bought several kilts from
Stillwater and I state "They offer the BEST BANG FOR THE BUCK/DOLLAR/POUND/EURO in the Kilt business"!
With the pleats stitched for transit you have a ready to wear kilt (of course you have to remember to
remove the stitches before actually wearing the kilt). Sportkilt and some of the music brokers do not
stitch their kilts and as a result you have to wash,
dry and iron or have a dry cleaner do it before you
wear the kilt right out of the shipping carton.
I recently got the Stillwater 'Pride of Scotland' and
am very pleased with it.

[r. m. anderson]

Stitching the pleats for shipment/transit is one of the small things that make the difference between a
cheap kilt mass produced without regard to how it will look/fit the wearer when he gets it and the
careful attention to detail even on Stillwater's
economy kilt that sets it apart from the "really"
inexpensive kilts. I have bought several kilts from
Stillwater and I state "They offer the BEST BANG FOR THE BUCK/DOLLAR/POUND/EURO in the Kilt business"!
With the pleats stitched for transit you have a ready to wear kilt (of course you have to remember to
remove the stitches before actually wearing the kilt). Sportkilt and some of the music brokers do not
stitch their kilts and as a result you have to wash,
dry and iron or have a dry cleaner do it before you
wear the kilt right out of the shipping carton.
I recently got the Stillwater 'Pride of Scotland' and
am very pleased with it.

[r. m. anderson]

Stitching the pleats for shipment/transit is one of the small things that make the difference between a
cheap kilt mass produced without regard to how it will look/fit the wearer when he gets it and the
careful attention to detail even on Stillwater's
economy kilt that sets it apart from the "really"
inexpensive kilts. I have bought several kilts from
Stillwater and I state "They offer the BEST BANG FOR THE BUCK/DOLLAR/POUND/EURO in the Kilt business"!
With the pleats stitched for transit you have a ready to wear kilt (of course you have to remember to
remove the stitches before actually wearing the kilt). Sportkilt and some of the music brokers do not
stitch their kilts and as a result you have to wash,
dry and iron or have a dry cleaner do it before you
wear the kilt right out of the shipping carton.
I recently got the Stillwater 'Pride of Scotland' and
am very pleased with it.

[Hamish]

Please note that the pleats are not stitched expressly to protect the kilt in transit. Those zig-zag threads across the pleats, known as Basting, are actually put in when the pleats are being constructed. They are part of the kiltmaking process - at least, they are with hand-sewn kilts.

Yes, the basting is left in when the kilt is finished, but it is not added just prior to despatch.

[Hamish]

Please note that the pleats are not stitched expressly to protect the kilt in transit. Those zig-zag threads across the pleats, known as Basting, are actually put in when the pleats are being constructed. They are part of the kiltmaking process - at least, they are with hand-sewn kilts.

Yes, the basting is left in when the kilt is finished, but it is not added just prior to despatch.

[Hamish]

Please note that the pleats are not stitched expressly to protect the kilt in transit. Those zig-zag threads across the pleats, known as Basting, are actually put in when the pleats are being constructed. They are part of the kiltmaking process - at least, they are with hand-sewn kilts.

Yes, the basting is left in when the kilt is finished, but it is not added just prior to despatch.

[r. m. anderson]

Thank you 'Ham' for correcting a misconception I had
about stitching (basting) pleats! I always wondered
how the kilt makers got everything to line up pleated
to the tartan pattern. I am catching up to you in the
number of kilts - but not in the quality of workmanship yours have.

[Graham]

I love the Irish National tartan, will you post a piccie?

[Mr. Kilt]

Graham, I don't have pics of me wearing it yet, but here's a front and rear shot of it on the hanger. I have a bit of work to do before I'll be happy enough with it for pics. As you can see the front apron just doesn't look quite right.
As far as the tartan goes, I love it! The brilliance of the green is incredible. These pics don't do it justice.

[Hamish]

Thank you 'Ham' for correcting a misconception I had
about stitching (basting) pleats! I always wondered
how the kilt makers got everything to line up pleated
to the tartan pattern. I am catching up to you in the
number of kilts - but not in the quality of workmanship yours have.

As a point of interest, R.M., how many do you have?

I currently have two on order but, if you are catching up, I may have to think about getting even more!