First Kilt - Double Box Pleat

[PiperIV]

Hi All,

As promised in my newbie post, here are some pics of the start of my first kilt project. The tartan is Pride of Scotland Silver. I got it on ebay. It's a medium weight wool.



I'm using Barbara Tewksbury's book for the general guidance for layouts and construction.

After a couple false starts on laying out the pleats, I have the box pleats basted in up to the fell.



Detail shot of the double box pleat at the selvedge edge.



Next step is to baste in the shaping above the fell to the waist. Because this is a kilt for a female piper, there is quite a lot of shaping to work in here.



My hope is to have the basting done before our Christmas break here in the frozen north (a balmy -32C today). I want to take the project along to start stitching the pleats while visiting relatives for Christmas.

More pics to follow as I progress. This is not going to be a quick project as work, piping and a university course also compete for my time.

Cheers,
Cathy