Just an off-the-wall thought...

[ohiopiper]

Exactly the type of answer I was looking for. I'm by no means considering it, I happen to like my new kilt. But I'm also the type who wonders if something is possible. Apparently it's not. As for ME trying it? I can barely sew on a button!

[Pleater]

I can do that with the kilts I make, because I don't create tailored kilts.

The aim was to be able to remake my kilts as I lost weight, so I simply pressed in the pleats and sewed on a waistband.

The top edge of the pleats is not straight, as that holds some of the folds in a manner more like a sewn pleat by putting the fabric under slight tension. The unevenness is hidden by the waist band.

By running a seam ripper along the waistband front and back and then cutting through the stitches along the top of the pleats I can return the fabric to its pre pleated state. The process of folding and pleating can then be done again, though it is sometimes necessary to press out the folds so that the memory of the previous kilt doesn't interfered with the next one.

Unless the concept of non destrutive kilt making is built into the design, however, there is no way to recover the unbroken length of fabric.

Anne the Pleater :ootd: