Originally Posted by
fluter
Ah, but we also removed part of the fabric in the pleats! So within the bounds of hand-waving approximation, we're close.
The steeking is heavy duty thread. There's a strip of stabilizer (broadcloth, canvas) between the buckles, some hair canvas which is probably close to the weight of the pleat cut-outs, lining is pretty light. Hmmm.
Ahh, we are talking SWAG method here. OK, I'm not a kilt maker, just a kilted engineer, so I was curious.
Geoff Withnell
Geoff Withnell
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