Hey all.

I am starting on a new kilt for Mini Me and picked up this fashion tartan for seven bucks at Hancock Fabrics. It has similarities to Wallace and a couple of others. I'm digging the deep red...not too bright, not too dark. It's a PV, but not as tight in the weave as MM PV. Still, it should work well for this project. I'll have to hem it since this stuff lacks a kilting selvedge, but the extra weight at the bottom will help the swish a bit. It drapes really nicely, and holds a pleat remarkably well for a cheap material. It has a surprising amount of "heft" as well. I'd rather use a MM PV, but that will have to wait until he isn't growing quite so quickly.

I'm looking for opinions on pleating. I took this pic,

and did a little quick "copy and paste" in GIMP to create a few mockups of various ways to pleat it. I'm partial to regimental pleating, and in some rare cases pleating to the sett, but figured I should look at other options. I figured I'd throw it out here and let the rabble weigh in. By the way, I did this in a hurry, so things aren't aligned perfectly and the reveals aren't even...I'll take my time when it's not in the digital domain. I'll also make sure the twill line is going the right way.

#1: Pleated to the black stripe. It's a favorite of mine...and the easiest. It's also kind of boring, but keep in mind this is for a rather narrow 18 month old backside.

#2: Similar style, but moved over a bit, revealing the vertical red stripe. I have one done in a similar way and I like it as much as the previous pic. (The vertical red strips at the pleat edges are just a small error in cursor placement when I copied this portion of the picture and wouldn't be on the actual kilt)


#3: This one centers the white stripe in the pleat reveal. I got this idea from my Wallace kilt. They look a lot alike this way except for the white stripe vs yellow.


#4: Just pleat it to the sett, though I'm not as fond of that option as others.

Or if anyone has any other suggestions please toss them in the mix! I'm all ears...er, eyes in this case.

Pretty much any way I do it I wind up with almost exactly the same reveal and depth in the pleats.

Thanks in advance for your input.