Confused about pleating to the sett

[The Wizard of BC]

With a Tartan like Loud MacLeod you can have pleats of almost any width you desire and still duplicate the original Sett. You just make the individual pleats narrower and have more of them in each Sett.

Try the diverging lines trick and see how many different combinations you can find and still retain the full Sett.

I have seen Loud MacLeod pleated as narrow as 1/2" and 3/4" is quite common.

The only thing you need to keep an eye out for is any Tartan element which may disappear or create a 'spear point' as the pleats taper.