Hamish Centennial Kilt Installment #4

[Barb T]

Barb, what is this tool? Is it used to help set the pleat?

It's called a tailor's clapper, and it's used by tailors to force the steam into the fabric while pushing down with something hard and cool to set whatever you're pressing.

Any piece of wood would work for clapping pleats - this one is just set up for tailoring and has edges and points for narrow edges. If you use a piece of lumber, just make sure it doesn't have pitchy spots, though.....