Greek key design?

[sharpdressedscot]

I'm thinking of making an x-kilt out of fabric with the Greek key design running through the bottom. I have looked at specialty fabric stores and they have it in materials I don't want, too expensive, or they did some false advertisement and didn't even have it (which wasted most of my time!!). Does anyone know of any stores that sell stuff like this?

[Roan Carter]

I was thinking of doing something like this with a trim, but I was afraid of how it might interrupt the natural movement of the pleats.

[Alan H]

My one and only current complaint with the X-Kilt is that the box pleats should be deeper and they don't stay "folded" as well as I'd wish. So if this stuff at the bottom would resist the "fold", then either sew both the inside and the outside folds down, or press it a lot!

[Nick the DSM]

My one and only current complaint with the X-Kilt is that the box pleats should be deeper and they don't stay "folded" as well as I'd wish. So if this stuff at the bottom would resist the "fold", then either sew both the inside and the outside folds down, or press it a lot!

well, thats probably fixable right?

[sharpdressedscot]

Crap, I hadn't thought of that. I think a solution would be to cut it right where it folds into a pleat, but that would be tedious work... but it might be worth it.

[Mark Keeney]

Try rubber stamps and fabric paint/dye. Or, find someone with an embroidery machine and a lot of thread.

[ChattanCat]

My one and only current complaint with the X-Kilt is that the box pleats should be deeper and they don't stay "folded" as well as I'd wish. So if this stuff at the bottom would resist the "fold", then either sew both the inside and the outside folds down, or press it a lot!

Yes, you need to press the begeesus out of the pleats.

[sharpdressedscot]

Try rubber stamps and fabric paint/dye. Or, find someone with an embroidery machine and a lot of thread.

You know, I'm actually thinking of that. Using paints, though it would have to be paint that can stand water and what I throw at it...er most of it.

[Bugbear]

There are special fabric paints that can be used for this type of aplication. They should be washably fine. Try a fabric store, then try a craft store.