From a strictly kiltmaker standpoint -
Many Tartan designs have a Sett size between 6 and 7 inches.
The MacKenzie is similar to Black Watch in that the full repeat of the pattern results in a large Sett size.
With many Tartans like this, the usual way that they are pleated is to display the stripe that occurs twice in each repeat.
This is how the military Black Watch kilts and the Seaforth kilts are pleated.
Black Watch is normally pleated to the black stripe within the green band and the MacKenzie/Seaforth is usually pleated to the white stripe within the green band.
Another option is to pleat to alternating white and red stripes. Much the same as the Canadian Scottish kilts are pleated.
On the inside of an alternate stripe kilt you will see alternating pleats of different depths and there is nothing wrong with this.
Another Tartan that is similar is the one used by the reenacting group, the 78th Fraser Highlanders. Their fabric has a Sett that is even larger than Black Watch.
As they prefer their kilts pleated to Sett we cut away the excess fabric in the massivly deep pleats to keep the total amount of fabric manageable. But this does result in huge amounts of waste.
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