new to the forum from the upper midwest

[Pleater]

I tried out a great kilt - it became a dressing gown very quickly as I have too many low level shelves and tables, far too many knobs and handles and the occasional bicycle to make it practical around this house.

Long ago I used to be a camp follower with English civil war re-enactors, 'pleater' arose from making English smocks some time before kilts, and I work with yarn, leather, cord, fabric and once in a while, wood, so I appreciate the older skills and times when people made and mended as shops were few and far between for many.

Anne the Pleater