MacBean tartan pleated to the sett question

[Barb T]

Two things!

• Realize that where you actually fold each pleat (i.e., what element is in each of your pleats) will be governed by how much tartan you have and how big you are, both of which govern how many pleats you actually need. The exact pleat choice in the kilt above may not work for you, and you might have to make different choices if you need larger or smaller pleats. But the principles of centering pivots, symmetry, not losing prominent stripes, and keeping the pleats the same size remain the same.
• For stitching pleats, choose the color that is in the solid color blocks along the edge of a pleat (i.e., where the warp and the weft threads are the same color) - that color will be one of the two colors in all of the other blocks along the edge of that pleat.