Quote Originally Posted by BertMcG View Post
I'm laying out a kilt I had decided to pleat to the sett, am I correct in assuming that you always have to have an odd number of pleats so that the prominent stripe in the back is centered? My hip split is 19/20 and with the sett I'm using a 1" pleat works the best so it seems the prominent stripe would be off center, any thoughts on this would be appreciated.
LOL... When I saw the thread title I thought ... odd. The number of pleats is dependent upon the size of the sett and the size of the wearer, but you are correct it must be an odd number so that the centre stripe on the front is also the centre strip on the back. Barb T tends to suggest a slightly smaller pleat is more asthetically pleasing, although when pleating to the stripe you must be careful that you don't lose elements as your taper. Do you have TAoK? Barb explains her method of calculating pleats size. And you may need to make the edge of some of stripes the eddge of your pleat to perserve them in the taper. Again, it's all in the book.