I'm not trying to be critical, I am genuinely curious... is the picture backwards (inverted) or are the pleats going the wrong direction?

Quote Originally Posted by Tartan Hiker View Post
Here's mine pleated to "no stripe".



This was one of my early efforts at kiltmaking (before I got my copy of AofK), using the infamous "damaged" 16 oz. wool. It actually hangs better than the photo implies...I think this pic was taken just after getting out of the car and it was too cold out to fool around with multiple photos. This kilt has 5 yards of fabric, which was all that was left on the bolt.

And back to the OP, I've made a lot of box-pleats now, and I have to also suggest that the PV is better suited for knife pleating or Kingussie. If you have six yards, you can adjust your knife pleat reveals and depth to absorb all of that material. You really can't do that with box pleats. Better to use the fabric in the pleats than to end up with a left-over piece.