Originally Posted by
lorilavon
Thank you for your good advice! I do have Barb Tewksbury's book, and it has been my primary guide through this process. Not totally sure where we'll end up, but now leaning toward pleating to the sett, as this is the more "ancient" style, as my hubby is all about the historical styles of kilt making/wearing. (Looks like pleating to the stripe is a more "modern" style - past 100 yrs or so?). As well as the fact that there isn't one stripe that passes the "squint test" on this particular tartan. Thoughts?
Actually, I'm led by some to believe that box pleating is actually the more ancient style. I have two kilts - a Sinclair modern pleated to the sett, and a Sinclair hunting modern, box pleated to the stripe, box being the forerunner, I'm told, of knife pleats. I love both. For those who are concerned about weight and heat, they are both 16 oz, but the box pleat is slightly lighter and cooler so . . .
. . . Ya' pays yer money and ya' takes your choice. Should you be interested in box pleats, I believe Barb has an online appendix on how to do that successfully.
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