Pleats coming unsewn

[fluter]

I haven't noticed it from the outside yet but then I haven't put it on since I noticed this. There are some black threads loose in there that don't show up well that may just be holding down the lining.

They may also be the steeking stitches, that help to stabilize the pleats at the bottom of the cut-out. this is what your pix suggested to me. They might be done with heavy-duty black thread, loosely across the pleats below the cut-out areas.

Maybe you should invest in a copy of The Art of Kiltmaking. That would show you exactly how to do the steeking, if that's the issue. It's quite easy, and you know you want the book anyhow!


Barb's Web site, STM , Celtic Croft and probably other sponsors, all carry the book. Barb is super speedy on fulfillment, as long as she hasn't left the continent on a research trip. ;)

I just realized I wrote "steeking stitches" which is singularly infelicitous. Steek is Gaelic for stitch, you see---there is nothing terribly arcane about it.