12 inch sett!!

[sydnie7]

I am far from an expert, but I believe you can pleat to the sett while "cheating the sett" by not putting a full sett into each pleat. It's how companies create 5-yard kilts done to the sett.

[Pipersson]

Right!
My Smith ancient is a 5 yard pleated to sett but the sett isn't repeated regularly.

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[amaclean2000]

Wow! Thanks guys!

What a helpful lot you are! I had thought about having alternate stripes or even just making fewer pleats but luckily when I spotted all of your lovely replies I was with the guy I'm making it for and he was able to tell me that he really likes the idea of a blue stripe.

I'll try to put it together and see what you guys think as I go!

Cheers lads

Andrew