Pleating to set and stripe

[Canuck]

Look at my post on the first page of this thread with reference to pleats....Have a look through History you will find that this style has been around for centuries.

Nicely done Robert. The Utilikilts pleat in the back goes "in" instead of "out". It's a subtle difference, but one that's not a problem to avoid in the kiltmaking process. It only takes a subtle difference to avoid patent infringement.

You sir, are a kiltmaker that knows what he's doing, and talking about! Nice to see.

Thanks Jimmy
This style of pleating AKA UK's can also be found in McCalls, Vogue... pattern books found in fabric stores. It's not a new way of pleating, with all due respect to Utilikiults. It's just no one has patented it before because it was in the public domain.
It's a nice alternative to pleating and one will find it waist coats military jackets, skirts and dresses. I've been looking at a lot of clothing through history to see what ways people pleated and the symetrical pleats with an inverted pleat in the centre has been around for centuries.
Cheers
Robert