Difference Between US Marine Corps Tartan & Leatherneck Tartan

[Dixiedog]

Steve... John Rickman here...

Thank you for taking the time to pin up a sample of your Leatherneck Tartan pleated to the Gold Stripe for me. It is Greatly Appreciated !!!

One question though... How wide are your pleats (3/4 on 1 inch ?) and about how many of them can you get with 8 yards of Tartan with a 42 inch waist ???

I'm only asking because my Leatherneck came in yesterday with 22 pleats at 1.5 inchs wide using 8 yards of Tartan with a 41-42 inch waist. I ordered my Leatherneck with the Gold Stripe at the leading edge of the 1.5 inch pleats to show more (1 inch Blue Stripe) reveal before the next pleat starts. It also spaces out the Gold a little so that the Gold dosen't Over-power the rest of the colors.

The pattern looks pretty good and because the pleat goes 1.5 inchs, it causes the Large Lighter Green Stripe with the Red Stripes (hiding under the reveal of the next pleat) to FLASH when walking. It's not real dynamic, but it works to some extent.

I came up with that idea before I read Barb T.'s FLASH Idea that would have worked even better, because it Completely hides the Brightest (Double Gold) Stripe under the reveal. Which causes a much more Dynamic Flash when walking.

But this is a Leatherneck Kilt and I think that there is a RULE Engraved in Stone somewhere out there that says, "THOU SHALT NOT HIDE THE GOLD STRIPE ON A LEATFERNECK TARTAN !!!" So I think I'll just keep it as it is !!!

Steve... I just want to say that I really enjoy your Posts and your Pictures on XMTS. You really help us out with our Kilted Problems and I just want to say Thank You for Time and Help...

Most Sincerely...

Here is a shot of some test pleating of my leatherneck kilt.

The fabric that is pleated is the more subdued from Lochcarron.
The roll of fabric you can see on the right is the brighter from Strathmore.