As I've mentioned before, I'm just not satisfied with the pleats in my Kilt Kamp project. I've taken some out. But I got to thinking; Steve at Freedom Kilts presses the pleats in before sewing, unlike Barb who sews first then presses. I'm thinking about doing something in between by making a pressing board of very heavy cardboard, or light wood, and wrapping it with cloth for padding. Then carefully laying out my first pleat (starting over) and pressing the portion to be stitched down (the fell) to a nice sharp edge, then sewing it properly in place. I'll pick up the next pleat and do the same over again and so forth.

This will be a very slow method, but I already hold the record as the world's slowest kilt maker, so I won't be ruining my reputation. I just need to find a more precise way to work through this first kilt, and then maybe I can eventually learn to freehand it like Barb.

Any thoughts?

It will be a while before I get back to the kilt. A friend's house burnt down and the kilt room is now housing for the homeless until everything is resolved.