Thanks pleater

I did not think about the "fuzziness" of a fabric causing pleats to stick together, but it makes total sense now that it's mentioned.

I only had a minute to check out the fabrics, and there were different thicknesses of the same black watch-ish tartan fabric plus a green one which I didn't look at closely.
Hopefully I head up there today and buy some.

Your comments have been most helpful
Thanks!