My First Kilt update:

I was nervous about cutting the pleats out and thought the stabilizer and canvas were going to be tedious and difficult. But as it turned out to be much easier than I thought.

Some guys were wanting to see more detail on the pleats. This shot is a close up of the machine sewn pleats. I would love to figure out how to do it from the other side. After doing all the other hand sewing though may tackle hand sewn pleats one of these days.



Next the stabilizer. Barb always uses an American flag patterned fabric, so I took a cue from her and am using a fabric of my own design. (I am a licensing artist by day, so have a few fabrics that I've designed) It is sort of a way to sign your kilt!



And lastly, about half way through stitching the hair canvas. Lots of flipping from side to side to check for visible stitching and dimples. I can see that this process would be much easier working with a good, heavyweight tartan.



So these were shot a couple of days ago. I am up to pressing now. I added a little extra tailor basting to make pressing the aprons a little more smooth.

Question: I don't have a pressing ham, would a tightly rolled towel work?