"Kilted Skirts" -- fabric weight

[Todd Bradshaw]

I'm supposed to make her a belt, but she bought that one. The dress fits well and hangs fine, but she wants to make some changes for the tartan version. She has a somewhat more fitted pattern for the top part that she likes better, for a bit trimmer top end. We also thought about some sort of integrated waistband, like you see on the back of a Norfolk jacket, only going all the way around. It would clean things up a bit if it happened to be worn without a belt. I think she also wants to try cutting the top on a bias to match the skirt for the tartan one.

My role in all of this is mostly just to say "that looks nice" and to remind her to be absolutely sure she has what she wants and that it works before cutting into the only roll of that particular tartan on the planet. We've been buying tweeds for years if we saw one that we liked that was undervalued on eBay and she has a big tub full of them - so there may be another test dress in the works to check out the possible changes before the tartan one gets made.