Hi all,
I just moments ago unboxed my very first kilt -- and the questions begin. This 8-yard kilt was apparently custom made for someone with the very tartan I sought, in my waist size, by Gaelic Themes with 16 oz fabric. It's pleated to sett, and was shipped with a white thread holding the pleats in place, a few inches up from the bottom. Is this commonly done, and is it immediately removed to allow the pleats to do what they do?

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