putting it on improperly

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Pleated to the dot.

Hahaha! Oh goodness 😆

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It's cropped there, but the whole image shows that for some unknown reason they used black flashes and black ghillies, which is disappointing. (I have seen white ghillies BTW.)

The focus on shoes at a wedding immediately diverted my brain to one of the first episodes of Larry David's Curb Your Enthusiam.

Larry is an ironic humor genius of course. The episode dwelled on his spouse's notion that they should have a commitment ceremony on some significant wedding anniversary. Two highlights (? lowlights?)

1. His wife suggested they script a new set of vows for the ceremony. He thought that a good idea until their first recitation of their new promises. She went first, and offered up a commitment to their partnership "throughout all eternity." Larry squirmed a bit, then responded "I'm OK for this life, but 'for all eternity?' At some point, I thought I'd get a pass."
2. Re: the white shoes. I'm not Jewish, but I've ushered at a few opulent Jewish wedding ceremonies, and of course one of the highlights is when the groom stomps on a drinking glass. In the show, Larry was a bit nervous and crushed the glass before the rabbi withdrew his hand, and a shard of glass lacerated the rabbi's hand, causing intense bleeding. The rabbi ran from the temple clutching his wrist, screaming "Jesus CHRIST!"

[SF Jeff]

Actually the kilt is plain olive green, so no worries about the pleating.

Yep. By the time I realized that it was too late to edit my post.

[OC Richard]

Yep. By the time I realized that it was too late to edit my post.

Your point is well taken about pleating a camo pattern ruining what the camo is intended to do.

Though I think if the enemy was close enough to your rear end for it to matter...it wouldn't matter.

[SF Jeff]

Your point is well taken about pleating a camo pattern ruining what the camo is intended to do.

Though I think if the enemy was close enough to your rear end for it to matter...it wouldn't matter.

Unless you're wearing a kevlar kilt. But good luck pleating that.

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I have a kilt in DPM and think it looks quite neat - I wear it with a khaki tee shirt and heavy knitted jacket or a military harness with pouches and loops for carrying useful things. Here it is laid out under the apple trees in the garden.



I'm reminded of the joke about the consequences of stealing a camouflage suit and flip flops - you can hide but you can't run.

I am making a white kilt at the moment, coincidentally, but have plans to sew a band of embroidered cables and celtic knots onto each pleat and on the edge of the apron using a very fine ribbon as a base and then improvising a little with basic techniques of English work.

Anne the Pleater

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I am making a white kilt at the moment, coincidentally, but have plans to sew a band of embroidered cables and celtic knots onto each pleat and on the edge of the apron using a very fine ribbon as a base and then improvising a little with basic techniques of English

That sounds quite unique. I should very much like to see it when it's finished. Is it for personal use or a client?

[OC Richard]

DPM!!

Very old-school!

Have you done an MTP kilt?

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DPM!!

Very old-school!

Have you done an MTP kilt?

My 'Terrain' is pretty much set at South of England so I'll probably stick with what I've got.

These days people are rather puzzled by the amount of military kit I have got - they are obviously unaware of how cheap and plentiful Army (and other forces) surplus was back in the 1960's and 70's. It lasts better than most modern stuff.

Anne the Pleater

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That sounds quite unique. I should very much like to see it when it's finished. Is it for personal use or a client?

It's for me.

I wear a plain black kilt as part of my morris kit, but in high summer it is rather warm, so the white one will be cooler to change into once the dancing is finished. The fabric is fairly light and we do get some gusty winds so by embellishing the lower 10 inches of each pleat it should stabilise it, and I might put in an internal tape a couple of inches below the lower edge of the fell to keep the pleats from flying too freely.

Anne the Pleater