Belted Plaid pleating tips and tricks?

[Luke MacGillie]

I use 3 meters of 18 oz double width, this is the equivalent of 6 meters of tartan in the Great kilt wearing period.

I go in 5 vertical bars from one end, I pull all the black bars to where they touch, leaving no black showing on the outside. I pleate till I get to 5 vertical back bars left on the other end, Then I lay on it, wrap it around, stick by belt underneath me and buckle it. Stand up and arrange it.

[Luke MacGillie]

I attached an image, wish it would show up. So tired of this merde with sharing photos

[The Kilted Canadian]

I started with 7 yards of double wide, and cut it down to about 6.
I laid out the 6 and pleated it how I wanted, and used the 1 yard to make belt loops and sewed one belt loop on the inside of each pleat. I used the rest of the small piece to nake a long fabric belt (so they all blended together) now I just grab the ends of the belt and push the belt loops together and tighten the belt.
If I'm going out and need a sporran I'll put on a second belt--my leather kilt belt.
Literally takes seconds to put it on.

The Belted Plaid- 2 belts are better than 1

[Derekc5555]

I use 3 meters of 18 oz double width, this is the equivalent of 6 meters of tartan in the Great kilt wearing period.

I go in 5 vertical bars from one end, I pull all the black bars to where they touch, leaving no black showing on the outside. I pleate till I get to 5 vertical back bars left on the other end, Then I lay on it, wrap it around, stick by belt underneath me and buckle it. Stand up and arrange it.

What tartan is your plaid?

[Luke MacGillie]

Black Watch, Ancient, from Lochannon.

Edited to add, that I attached an image, it was less than the maximum file size for a jpg, but it still does not show up. Im no luddite when it comes to computers, but I do not for the life of me understand why the photos will not upload and show.

[Steve Ashton]

Luke, so I don't highjack this thread I will start another thread on uploading photos. Please look for it.

[Terry Searl]

Black Watch, Ancient, from Lochannon.

Edited to add, that I attached an image, it was less than the maximum file size for a jpg, but it still does not show up. Im no luddite when it comes to computers, but I do not for the life of me understand why the photos will not upload and show.

I too have had some trouble attaching photos. To the point of almost giving up. Not that my photos are supremely interesting but I have been told by some members the ones I have been able to post are good. Last week I was in Victoria so I stopped in to Freedom Kilts and got to talking to Steve about the problem. He explained what was going on with a site wanting payment to store pictures but I don't use that site. He then suggested it was likely my Firewall that was preventing the photos from being posted on XMTS, He was adamant that the problem was not with the XMTS site . He suggested using postimage.org to hold the photos I would like to post. I tried it and with a bit of stumbling, (I am hugely a "computer illiterate" so far things are working .....Steve was absolutely right the XMTS site isn't at fault, it appears it is the Firewall setting on my computer. I'll try again now with a photo of the pleating of my Canadian Maple Leaf tartan on my newest kilt to see if I'm still successful 7_Maple_Leaf_in_16_oz._wool_pleat_centred_on_the_thin_green_stri.jpg

[Luke MacGillie]

I think I have the photo issue taken care of, here is an OK shot, shows how Ive pleated to hide the black vertical bars of the Govt Sett tartan. But most of the time, the drape of tartan above the belt droops to cover the majority of the pleating in the back, so its not that big of a deal. I hope Bess's being in the photo does not offend.

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[Derekc5555]

Very nice Luke! I like the look of the top of the plaid pinned to the shoulder. I'm hesitant to do it cuz I don't want to put holes in my clothes. I usually pin opposite ends of the top of the plaid together and drape it over my left shoulder, or just tuck the front in the back and let it hang behind me.

[Luke MacGillie]

That is not pinned, I have a strip of cloth that follows the back shoulder seam of the coat, and the tartan has a bit of ribbon sewed to it, the tartan goes under the loop and then the ribbon is tied around the plaid in a nice bow knot