Tapering pleats on XKilt.

[auteurusa]

Okay, having completed my first self XKilt in black cotton/poly (as evidenced by my avatar photo) I have given in to the kilt bug and am in the process of making a second XKilt in a woven Blackwatch cotton/poly twill I found at the local fabric store.

Being endowed with what some would call (pardon me) a "white boy butt" my natural waist and rump measurement are both forty inches and required no tapering in the first XKilt. The current sett size, however, result in a pleat and over-apron of forty-two inches when measured at the fell.

I would like to taper but am confused. I have consulted Alan H's XKilt instructions, Barb's Aok and box pleat supplement. And, thank you both for these excellent resources. Yet, I must take all due credit for my apparent lack of understanding.

Rabble, Alan, and Barb, would any of you help me understand tapering ? Do I anchor the inner pleat at one edge along the fell, then pull the opposite edge of the same pleat across the gap to touch the edge of the next pleat ? And, if so, what does one do with the resulting blister fold created on the outer pleat ?

Thanks to all in advance.