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    Pleat Size Help

    Hello,

    I am making a non tartan kilt and have been trying to decide on my pleating. I wanted to know what would look better visually. I can do a 2 inch pleat and have a 10 inch set over 13 pleats or a 1.5 inch pleat with at 7.5 inch set over 17 pleats.

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    Assuming that you mean pleat depth rather than set, 10" is pretty deep for pleats.

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    With a 2 in reveal, the sett is 10 inches, 2 inches for the reveal and 4 inch depth for a total of 10 in per pleat. 1.5 would be 3 inch depth for 7.5 in for each pleat. I may have terms incorrect, I hope this provides clarification

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    OK. The word "sett" used for a non-tartan fabric is what was throwing me. 3 or 4 inches of pleat depth isn't bad at all. It depends on the desired "look" you are after.

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    Can you give us a little more detail,
    What you want to do in your kilt.
    What look are you going for? Do you want a more traditional look or are you going for a Utilikilt look?
    What fabric are you planning on using?
    What style of pleating?


    In general 2" reveal to pleating is usually only for the Utilikilt look. In general, the wider the reveal to the pleats the less they will swish.
    In general a 10" Sett is pretty large. I find 9" is my max with 6"-7" being average. It all depends on the fabric. The stiffer or thicker the fabric, the larger the Sett size you need to achieve the required swish.
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    If you were making a trad knife-pleated kilt in wool kilting tartan, it would be typical to have pleats that are about 3/4-7/8" (i.e., the reveal would be 3/4-7/8"), with a depth of 3.5-4" (reflecting a typical sett size of 7-8" or so. That way, you can get enough tartan into a kilt to give it enough weight to swing well.

    So, if you have comparable plain fabric, I'd aim for depth of 3.5-4" and a reveal of 3/4"-7/8" if you want to have a kilt that looks traditional.
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