Quote Originally Posted by OC Richard View Post
These are my favourite kilt pleats, the 79th Foot in 1852.

It captures a period of kilt-making somewhere between the early 19th century 3 to 5 yard boxpleated kilt and the late 19th century 7 or 8 yard boxpleated kilt.

I'm guesstimating the kilt on the right has around 16 pleats. Mine has 13, getting close!
Looks great, pleated to the stripe. Is that the norm for box pleating? Does that create a repeating reveal when walking, as you intimated in an earlier post?

I know that Barb Tewksbury makes box pleated kilts. I have none. Would you say that SOME tartans look great, some NOT so great when box pleated? Is it also the case that a good result typically requires less fabric with box pleats? How about a "busy" (lots of narrow stripes, such as the House of Edgar's 13 oz Archer's "genesis" weaving?

Thanks so much!