I don't know if Steve said it (if he did, I overlooked it)...but there is NO STABILIZER STRIP under the canvas on this kilt! The stabilizer strip holds the weight of the kilt between the two buckles. In creating this "sticky" thread, it would be great to show a side by side comparison of what is MISSING with this kilt and what a PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED kilt looks like. Maybe I'll attempt to do that when I make my next kilt (which might be a while from now, unfortunately!).