Originally Posted by
Rex_Tremende
Are fly plaids pleated and stitched or just loosely folded accordion style and pinned? I've never heard of pleating plaid to a stripe or the sett.
Originally Posted by
billmcc
A Piper's Plaid has sewn down pleats, but I've never seen a pleated fly plaid. It is usually just neatly gathered at the shoulder.
Some suppliers will have the gathers sewn in, but this is just for convenience. You don't pleat the length of the plaid; you neatly gather one corner and pin it to the front of the jacket.
We're fools whether we dance or not, so we might as well dance. - Japanese Proverb
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