It is often easier to think of the various components of the kilt in repeats of the pattern, as I find it tends to reduce errors, even when dealing with a weave which is not square.
That tartan must be a fairly small set - less than 5 inches?
It's 5.75 inches, Anne. I'm pleating it to the sett. I had to cut some of the fabric off as it was going to be 35 pleats. I opted for 25 but should've settled on 27 as the reproduction of the sett is a little wider than the sett itself at the bottom of the fell. The sett is too wide for two repeats per pleat. Every tartan I've worked with so far has been small enough to warrant 2 or 3 repeats per pleat. One repeat per pleat results in shallower pleats than I'm used to but I think it will be fine. I think it will still look okay but if I had my choice I'd rather it be a bit smaller than the actual sett than larger.
Last edited by Aspiringloser; 25th December 11 at 09:55 PM.
Luckily, I only cut once. I hope to finish the fringe soon and get the waistband on, and maybe even get it pressed tonight. Maybe that is asking too much of myself.
I just finished pressing it. One of the stripes in the waistband was off by a few threads but it's nothing a belt can't fix. I'll try to get some more pictures. I may wait until the buckles are done.
Originally Posted by Aspiringloser
I'm getting there.
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