I find it really helps to put the creases in before starting to sew.

I can lay the fabric so the edges align and press along the fold lightly at first to get the correct thread and then really press it in. With just the one fold to work on there is no problem with anything else getting in the way.

Of course you have to be really sure about where the folds should be, but I always check twice anyway.

Sometimes I will measure and put in the folds at the bottom edge and press them too, so that as I sew I am just reforming the shape already impressed on the fabric. I think that the kilts I have made this way have a sharper look than when the folds were pressed after the kilt was complete.

Anne the Pleater :ootd: