Pleat Question?

**HockeyBoyDavis** · 31st August 12, 01:09 PM

Sorry I realize this may have been asked before, but I have been unable to find it in my search. Since My US Army kilt was my first purchase I didnt know what it meant to have the pleats sewn down. Know that I know I wish I would have ordered it that way!

So having said that what is the easiest or best way to get them sewn down. ( i know nothing about sewing ) Also how far down is it best to sew them. Thanks in advance for any and all help.

**The Wizard of BC** · 31st August 12, 02:14 PM

How far to sew down the pleats is the easy part.
If you wear the kilt at your natural waist or just under the ribs the Fell, or part of the kilt that is tapered and sewn down is approx. 1/3 the total length of the kilt.

Another way to think of this is the sew down from the waistband to the crest of your hips and butt.

How to sew the pleats down will all depend of the type of kilt you have and who made it.

I can probably assume from you original post that you have a SportKilt. Some have had success sewing down the Fell on this type of kilt and some have not.

**HockeyBoyDavis** · 31st August 12, 02:40 PM

What does "down the Fell" mean? Sorry im quite a novice still

**The Wizard of BC** · 31st August 12, 03:17 PM

Sorry, I put the comma in the wrong place.

The Fell is the part of the kilt in the back from the waistband down to the crest of the butt. It is the part of the kilt where the pleats are sewn down and tapered.

Here is a photo of the famous Hamish doing his equally famous pleat shot.

Notice the area above the hips and below the waist where the pleats are sewn down and smooth. This is the Fell area.