Pleat problem with my new leather Utilikilt

**tundramanq** · 26th September 12, 08:22 AM

Look out Ron, you are talking yourself into another....

Nice pebble grain leather....

Like the R-Kilt, you no longer notice the weight after about 5 minutes. The R-Kilt didn't need the break in wearing that this one will need. The Uk loosened up a lot in the 3 hours of wearing yesterday.

If my current dinking around with the laces fails, I will try your loose "adjust your own self" game. Am currently clothespin training the adjustable pleats back crease. That will clean up the side profile a lot. I pinned the pleats, unweighted this round, overnight, Looks a lot better this AM on the clip hangers. Will try it on for a while today to see if the adjustable pleat is in the right place, before hard setting the crease ( hammer and two blocks of wood ). As my first Leather Uk, I am working my way up the learning curve.

**Riverkilt** · 26th September 12, 11:30 AM

Getcha some half ounce fishing weights and duct tape one on each side of the clothes pins...you'll see a great improvement as the weights "pull" the leather into shape.

**tundramanq** · 26th September 12, 12:18 PM

Ok, the kilt and weights are "hanging out"

I went the swivel weight route.

24 hours?
Spritzed?

**Riverkilt** · 26th September 12, 01:14 PM

You got it - spritzing is a nice idea. I just hang the weighted clips until the pleats straighten out then take them off.

**COScotsman** · 26th September 12, 01:28 PM

That would be a great look on my motorcycle. Might have the think about it!

**tundramanq** · 28th September 12, 12:02 PM

80's motorcycle jackets ( under the no picture, didn't happen catagory -

)

First is the 80's fringed leather jacket:

man

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Steppenwolfs 70's,"Born to be Wild" runs thru my mind here.

Then the 80's Wilson Leather padded motorcycle jacket:

This one is great, the kidney pad keeps my lower back draft free and supported. The nehru collar dosen't un braid my hair. And it has front two closure zippers - tight (pictured) that turns it into a draft stopping kidney supporter and 2 inches looser for regular wear. Too bad they don't make these anymore.
IMHO, with kilts, the more fitted jackets look sharpest.

I also have a looser fitting (and newer) hooded leather jacket I got from River Road when we had an unusually wet winter - was real hard to find. It is great for keeping my noggin dry, but as anyone knows that has long hair, hooded collars really tangle hair great.

Regarding the Utilikilt: This is after working a bit of a back pleat crease into the floating pleats at the corset area by putting report binder spines on the back pleat fold where I wanted it to be, wetting the backside of the leather and letting it dry overnight:

And I can see Istill need to work on the floating pleat, back pleat - gonna sew it yet! My old all metal sewing machine can pound a needle and thread thru about anything. Even this leather would kill the modern home machines - plastic parts a flying!

**tundramanq** · 30th September 12, 05:21 AM

Gave in and sewed the back pleat of the floating pleat - problem solved.
I would like to blame the dog for the uneven socks. They are even when I put them on. When she wants out bad and I get too obtuse she gets physical, pawing my leg. Really my fault. But I prefer blaming the dog for this, rather than dealing with the pre potty training thing.