Pleat to which stripe?

**BertMcG** · 21st November 15, 07:45 PM

Unsure which stripes to pleat to on some Weathered Stewart Hunting tartan. Typically it would seem to be to the red and yellow stripes but my wife really doesn't like it so I tried it to the brown stripe and I think I might like that better too. Has anyone ever seen it done that way or does it look odd to a more experienced eye?

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**Dughlas mor** · 21st November 15, 07:59 PM

My eye is not that experienced, but I really like the brown stripe option. Pleating to red and yellow, which looks so good in the modern colors, doesn`t look good at all in the weathered to me. Beautiful tartan you have there.

**Liam** · 21st November 15, 08:04 PM

I would not put myself in the "experienced eye" category particularly when checking out the south end of a north bound kilt, but I find both pleating choices attractive for the tartan. As your wife will be looking at your posterior far more often, I would defer to her opinion.
Slainte....

**Mike S** · 21st November 15, 09:50 PM

Both are nice, but I think that the yellow and red stripes will look snappier.

**416 Rigby** · 21st November 15, 10:13 PM

My better half and I both prefer the bottom option. I think you'll get a nice flash of red and yellow when the pleats swish as you move.

**Steve Ashton** · 21st November 15, 11:44 PM

You are still pleating to alternate stripes. And it looks a little odd when done so pale as in a weathered Tartan.

If I can make a suggestion. Try pleating to one of the brown stripes that is inbetween two of the black stripes. You can see this just to the right in your photo.

What this will mean is that every other pleat will be deeper and alternate pleat a bit shallower. But you are using the same element down each pleat. you may or may not like this option but it is a viable option.
Be prepared for the entire back of the kilt to change and have a darker appearance.

BTW pleating to alternating red and yellow is how the Canadian Scottish Regimental kilts are done. Of course they use the Modern version of Stewart Hunting. It is nicknamed the Catsup and Mustard Kilt.

**BertMcG** · 22nd November 15, 11:49 AM

Originally Posted by Steve Ashton

If I can make a suggestion. Try pleating to one of the brown stripes that is in between two of the black stripes. You can see this just to the right in your photo.

I do like the looks of this one but I guess I would have to use a full sett for each pleat? I only have a little more than 6 1/2 yards as the initial plan was to pleat to the red and yellow stripes which is 1/2 a sett per pleat, with the full sett per pleat I get 16 one inch pleats as opposed to 32 half inch pleats. The same amount of material but visually different.

**MacGumerait** · 22nd November 15, 12:11 AM

A friend of mine has a kilt in the Stewart Hunting Muted tartan pleated like your second option and it turned out to be a very good looking pleating choice .

**TRWXXA** · 22nd November 15, 09:12 AM

Originally Posted by 416 Rigby

My better half and I both prefer the bottom option. I think you'll get a nice flash of red and yellow when the pleats swish as you move.

Pun not intended?

Both look real good, but I like ^^that^^ idea.

**GrainReaper** · 22nd November 15, 09:40 AM

To my colorblind eye the top pic (pleated to the brown stripe) doesn't look quite as nice as the bottom pic (pleated to the brown stripe)

As others have mentioned, the only opinion that counts is your missus'
Because admiring your own hind end requires twisting around which untucks your shirt (not a good look) or staring at your rump in a mirror (too vain) I would let your wife decide the pleating and then you better get to work, lots of sewing needs to be done!