Solid point Archangel,

Not just the time at events, the cost of traveling to and from them, the significant cost of renting booth space from the organizers, and the time away from sewing.

I also remember when I was having trouble getting the RAF tartan fabric, Kathy Lare took over the task for me, made some overseas phone calls (not cheap), and got the fabric in for me.

And, that's another service hand sewn kiltmaker's provide. Researching, finding the options, and then ordering in the fabric for the tartan their customer wants.

Ron