Re: Kilt Question!

[James Gilly / Alasdair mac Iain <alasdair.maciain@snet.net>]

Poster: James Gilly / Alasdair mac Iain <alasdair.maciain@snet.net>

At 13:20 25-2-99 -0500, Baroness Rosine wrote:
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>Poster: "Rowanwald Central" <rownwald@gte.net>
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>> How do you keep teh pleets from slipping out?
>> I've tightened the belt as much as I can, to the 
>> verge of almost makeing contact between my back bone 
>> and stomach, and it still slips out from the belt.
>> Any suggestions?
>
>Um, er - I admit that the Great Kilts that I've helped with we, ah, well -
>we sewed a little line of stitching where the belt covers. Three times
>(back, forth, back again) has been the usual. The fabric still drapes as it
>should, it can be hung over a couple of chairs to dry, and though kinda
>bunchy, it still serves quite well as a blankie (being 60" in width). I
>know it's considered "cheating" by the purists - but I challenge them to
>convince me that no one ever took the easy way and just tacked those pleats
>in place!

I just plain cheated - Philippa sewed belt loops onto my breacan feile, one
per pleat.  I just feed the belt through the loops (making sure it goes
through *all* of them, buckle it, and then square things away.  The top of
the kilt covers the belt loops completely, so you can't tell they're there.

8)


Alasdair mac Iain



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Canton of Dragon's Aerie  [southeastern CT]
Barony Beyond the Mountain  [northern & southeastern CT]
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