So what do you do If you can't do either. SEven years ago, my wife had 9 yards of Aberdeen woven for me as a wedding present (we had it done in linen instead of wool to make a lighter weight summer kilt - the weaver's suggestion). Anyway I wore it for years as a great kilt to ren fests and the like, and it was my first kilt of any kind.

Anyway, now that I have become an almost full time kilt wearer (and have 12 kilts), I would like to use this fabric to make a wee kilt (or two brecans I havn't decided). The problem is that the Aberdeen tartan is very complex. It is over 20 inches before it repeats, so pleating it either to sett or to stripe would made pleats that are about 11 inches deep (and take nearly 30 yards of material). So do I just pleat it any old way or what?

I'm adding a pic to my gallery so you can see the tartan.


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