A New Jones + Remembrance...

**BoldHighlander** · 16th April 10, 12:53 PM

Well, for a little while now I've been planning a new Box Pleat kilt made by our own Matt Newsome, and after much discussion etc, I decided what better date to place a deposit on it than the 264th anniversary of the Battle of Culloden

The tartan will be that of a clan of mine very much in the thick of it during the '45: Macdonald/Macdonnell of Keppoch. It will be in Lochcarron's 16oz Strome weight.

I can't wait, so let the jonesin' begin!!!

**cessna152towser** · 16th April 10, 01:06 PM

Beautiful tartan, looking forward to seeing photos of you in your new kilt.

**piperdbh** · 16th April 10, 02:08 PM

That looks like a pretty wide sett. Which stripes will be visible on the pleats?

**BoldHighlander** · 16th April 10, 03:54 PM

Originally Posted by piperdbh

That looks like a pretty wide sett. Which stripes will be visible on the pleats?

hmm
that's a question I hadn't discussed with Matt yet, however we've got some time to sort that out yet. I'll let you know when we do.

**Mael Coluim** · 17th April 10, 12:28 AM

Congratulations! Is this your first from Matt?

**M. A. C. Newsome** · 17th April 10, 04:03 AM

As your humble kilt maker my first inclination would be to pleat it to the blue/green/blue stripe arrangement on the red field. This would create a very clean look in the back of the kilt.

The other option would be to pleat it to the other pivot point, the blue line that sits between those two large green blocks. This would darken the back of the kilt and bring out the green more. However, it is a "busier" portion of the tartan. I haven't worked out the math between the sett size and your measurements to see exactly how wide the pleats are going to be at the hip and waist, but depending on how that works out, you might run the risk of having a "dissapearing stripe" as the pleats narrow at the waist (not really the end of the world, but a consideration). In any case the pleats would look "busier" compared with the relatively clean and simple arrangement if we pleat to the other pivot.

I could pin it up both ways and send you photos once I get the cloth in.

**BoldHighlander** · 17th April 10, 04:57 AM

Originally Posted by M. A. C. Newsome

I could pin it up both ways and send you photos once I get the cloth in.

That would work Matt, thanks!

**BoldHighlander** · 17th April 10, 04:58 AM

Originally Posted by Mael Coluim

Congratulations! Is this your first from Matt?

No, actually I had a Mackay (Modern) too.

**BoldHighlander** · 17th April 10, 02:42 PM

Originally Posted by cessna152towser

Beautiful tartan, looking forward to seeing photos of you in your new kilt.

Thanks Alex

This is a scan I have had of a long since departed swatch sample (lost or misplaced). As I recall the scan is just a wee bit darker than the actual fabric, but what I really like about it is how the blue's & the green's pick up the sunlight

**BoldHighlander** · 22nd May 10, 09:35 PM

Got the final payment completed just a few minutes ago....now the jonesin' can begin in earnest!

Next step, awaiting for the cloth to arrive & see the photos of the two different pleating arrangements Matt has in mind, and to decide upon which one to go with.