Quote Originally Posted by MacMillan of Rathdown View Post
Sounds pretty traditional to me... I'm not a fan of man-made fabrics, but unless you were making the kilt out of Naugahyde, I'd probably give it the Auld Crabbit seal of approval. When I was a young man living in Edinburgh my kiltmaker, Mr. Lannon, used to double fringe the right hand edge of the top apron on of all the kilts he made. Sadly these became hand-me-downs as I out grew them, but I always liked the look of the double fringe.
Interesting. I've seen the double edged right side of the apron. They seem to be popular around here. I always thought they gave an added bit of flash to the kilt.
I single fringe both the left and right side of the apron.
It looks more balanced to me. It's become a sort of a trademark of my kilts. I've been told of customers spotting a kilt I made across a busy street because of the double fringe.
I started doing two fringes because it was easier, (with PV), than trying to fold the left apron and 'pull' it into shape. With wool, it's not so tough but Marton Mills PV doesn't have the same ability to stretch as wool. It can be done, but it has to be done 'just right' or the first pleat will lay poorly. And 'just right' differs in each kilt and its wearer's measurements.