Hello Kiltmakers,

I have my copy of TAoK and 7 yards of Wildcat tartan ready and finally (finally!) found the time to start building a kilt. My first very early stumbling block is marking the pleats to the sett. Using the book method, I end up with 8 inches between the apron and the first pleat, when TAoK says it should be 9"-10". Is that still enough?

But also, the pleats I would end up with seem very wide to me. I've used a strip of leftover tartan to try a couple of different markings and test-fold them. I end up with pleats in a size just above 2 inches. Does that make sense? What could I be doing wrong? Maybe someone here has already pleated the Wildcat tartan to the sett properly and can post a picture so I can get a better idea of what I should be doing? I just can't get a good grip on how to get the pleats marked properly at the moment.

Thanks
Hanno