Pleating

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Note, there are box pleats and there are box pleats. Some regimental kilts today are "box pleated" but not in the traditional style, what I call "true" box pleats, where the pleat depth is the same on either side of the box. Modern box pleated military kilts have a shallow pleat depth to the left of the box and a very deep pleat depth on the right. They are made with 8 yards of cloth, like a modern knife pleated kilt, but, in essence, the edge of the pleat is turned over at the end, making a very small "box." But otherwise it is like a knife pleat.

Thanks! I had seen such military kilts advertised, e.g. at
http://www.whatpriceglory.com/scot.htm and wondered how they managed to box pleat an 8 yard kilt. I could not figure out how that would be mathematically possible on anything remotely like a normal human body.

Also, the extra work of making such a kilt (turning over the edge of each pleat) seems to explain why they are priced somewhat higher than comparable knife pleated kilts.

Glenn