Now that I've sewn the trad kilt pleats...how do I correctly eliminate the bulk?

[chasem]

Yeah, skip amazon and go with www.celticdragonpress.com

[a Grant]

All your advice is most valuable. I ordered it direct from the author's web site. BTW pleating isn't complicated, to get the pleats exactly even just count the threads in the colour that you want and the pleats come out exactly the same every time. It's also good challenge for one's brain and eyes!!
Many many thanks.

[a Grant]

I am currently in the UK and would like advice on what the stabilizer and interfacing are called here. I know there are different terms for those things in each country.... a different language than Canadian English.....
Again, many thanks in advance.

[The Wizard of BC]

The terms we are using here are from Barb T.'s Book "The Art of Kiltmaking". The Stabilizer is a length of Cotton Broadcloth similar to bed sheeting.
The Interfacing is "Hair Canvas". I'm not sure what the British term is but it is not canvas in the sense of tent fabric but a specific tailors product made from horse hair or synthetic. It is stiffer in one direction than in the other. This allows it to bend around the waist but not develop puckers in the up and down direction.
Both of these are readily available but you have to be specific in nomenclature when asking for it.
Perhaps one of our UK members can come up with the proper British nomenclature for you.