Quote Originally Posted by Riverkilt View Post
All my fully hand sewn kilts come from Kathy Lare in Albuquerque. She completed the Keith Kilt School in Scotland. She's a member of the Kiltmaker's Guild and has hand sewn well over 1,000 kilts. I now have ten hand sewn kilts from her. Not one was ever shipped with basting stitches. Never a problem.

I figure if she doesn't ship with the basting stitches in there's a reason for it. For me, I'd rather have a skilled craftsman pull the stitches than leave them for me. Seems like a little bit of extra service. The short time in transit is unlikely to cause any pleat creases that won't hang out or can't be steamed out. I'm not sure the basting stitches would keep a kilt from getting some wrinkles or creases in transit anyway.

Certainly nothing to worry about either way.

Ron

Ron
Yeah, brother, I'm with you on this one. Please, PLEASE don't make me pull any threads! I will damage something. That's what I have a mommy for. :mrgreen: