Pressing and/or basting pleats before stitching

[The Wizard of BC]

Thanks for asking that Ian.
To clarify - Yes, I hand stitch some kilts and machine stitch others. It depends on what the customer prefers.

But regardless of the method I use for stitching, how I make the kilt is almost exactly the same. Only the waistband and a few details like putting the pockets in will change.

I still layout, mark and press the pleats before sewing. At the point in this picture I can choose to hand stitch the pleats or machine stitch the pleats.