Bias waistcoat question

[JSFMACLJR]

Note that Matt's vest has a different center element than his kilt, where madmac's lines up from stem to stern so to speak. .

I don't quite follow you here. It looks to me that Matt's waistcoat and centre line of the kilt are only slightly askew, due to normal "wear and tear", or am I missing something?

[madmacs]

I don't quite follow you here. It looks to me that Matt's waistcoat and centre line of the kilt are only slightly askew, due to normal "wear and tear", or am I missing something?

Matt's center stripe is green... The bias has both the green and purple...

My center stripe has the same colours as the the waistcoat...

It may be a function of the sett size/colours though...

[artificer]

Matt's center stripe is green... The bias has both the green and purple...

My center stripe has the same colours as the the waistcoat...

It may be a function of the sett size/colours though...

It IS a function of the sett/fabric cutter's decision. The green "square" would appear right below Matt's jabot if the waistcoat were cut high enough.

Your set has one full repeat showing, with the second incomplete (but it would form right below the chin). Matt's sett is much larger.

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[M. A. C. Newsome]

Matt's center stripe is green... The bias has both the green and purple...

My center stripe has the same colours as the the waistcoat...

It may be a function of the sett size/colours though...

I think it is simply a function of the fact that the tartan in the waistcoat is on the bias, and therefore there is no "center line" to match up with the center line of my kilt. However, if you look, the white line flanked by the red stripes (which is not the center line of the kilt, but the opposite pivot line to what I centered the apron to), does rather line up with those lines on the waistcoat. It's a bit askew just from the way I am standing in the photo.

However, that was purely accidental!

[creagdhubh]

It's a bit askew just from the way I am standing in the photo.

However, that was purely accidental!

Yep!

[creagdhubh]

I don't quite follow you here. It looks to me that Matt's waistcoat and centre line of the kilt are only slightly askew, due to normal "wear and tear", or am I missing something?

Quite right.

[sydnie7]

I don't quite follow you here. It looks to me that Matt's waistcoat and centre line of the kilt are only slightly askew, due to normal "wear and tear", or am I missing something?

My comment is based on what I'll call the "major purple element" in Matt's tartan. On his kilt, those two major purple vertical lines run up on either side of the central white stripe. On his vest, the major purple element is centered and appears on the most visible portion of the vest. Maybe it was the only option, based on the fabric available, but with unlimited fabric one could engineer the kilt's central white stripe to appear between the second and third buttons on the vest.

Now to play with XMTS tartan and see what looks best/lines up nicely with the existing kilt layout!

P.S. I think Matt's vest looks fabulous, by the way, no intent to denigrate it or the maker!