To pleat to the sett or pleat to the stripe, that is the question

[MacWage]

Guys, why don't all of y'all who want a Polaris tartan kilt get together and see if you could get a single custom run instead of 3-6 seperate ones. It would be cheaper that way, especially of you get over 10 yards (double width is then possible, and still cheaper/yard than 8-9 yards single width).


As for seting the kilt, I'd say to stripe. If the stripe-to-stripe measurement ends us at 4.5 inches or so, set it to the ACTUAL full repeat, which (like all Black Watch based ones that keep the alternating one double and twin double lines on the blue/navy) is actually 2 sets of yellow/light blue for a 9 inch repeat. This is how I am setting my PV Gordon box pleat (boxes centered to every other yellow, so centered on yellow on box AND at opening center section).

Additionally, an otherwise dark tartan with a single stripe/set of stripes in bright, I would ALWAYS set to stripe in a knife pleated kilt. I like the look that way. In a complex tartan with multiple stripes, like Caledonia 155, I would either do a box pleat or a pleat to sett, as such complements the tartan MUCH better.

(Just in case one was wondering, a box pleat is generally set to a broad stripe, 2-3 inches wide. Setting a box to set is next to impossible for most tartans.)