MacPherson Flashes

**ChattanCat** · 3rd July 07, 05:28 PM

So I wanted to make some matching flashes for my kilt. Here is how I made them.

First I took some of the extra material that I cut from the pleated section around the waist. Here is a picture of the strips:

more to follow

**ChattanCat** · 3rd July 07, 05:36 PM

I then took the two strips and sewed them together, by hand, with an edge stitch.

be sure to leave the bottom open for the tapering and fringing.

more to follow

**ChattanCat** · 3rd July 07, 05:44 PM

I then trimmed the end with a 90 degree wedge out of the middle:

notice that I trimmed the shorter, top, flash a little shorter than the under flash.

more to follow.

**ChattanCat** · 3rd July 07, 05:52 PM

I then stripped the additional threads up to the stitching on the top flash. The under flash, I fringed up to the bottom of the cutout of the top flash. I felt this would give the top flash some body and structure.

more to follow, the attaching to the straps.