Pleating Opinion

[MHorne39]

Hello!

I’m having an 8-yard kilt made in the MacInnes Hunting Ancient tartan and just received my pleating options. I’ve narrowed it down to the two I like most, but I’m having trouble making a final decision. To the yellow stripe is great due to the contrast between the yellow and black, but I don’t really love yellow. I really like ‘to the black/blue/black’, but not sure if it looks too “lawn chair-y”. Any thoughts would be appreciated! Photos of each in replies.

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[MHorne39]

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[GG]

Matt, I like both options, but having looked intensely at both of them, I think #2 (w/o yellow vertical stripes) wins over #1. But it is very close, say 52 vs 48. If it was me, and I had decided for #2 and the kilt maker made a mistake and pleated my kilt like #1, I shouldn't complain.
Probably, this answer is not helping you much further but it is the best I can come up with.
Good luck with your new kilt.

[ShaunMaxwell]

I like the yellow stripe option best, as it's a bit stronger visually. While I have kilts pleated both to the sett and to the stripe, I've gotten to where I prefer pleating to the stripe, as it's more interesting IMHO.

Cheers,

SM

[figheadair]

Definitely to the yellow.

[spr0k3t]

I'm leaning yellow on this one.

[Janner52]

I would go for the yellow.

[MacKenzie]

To the yellow.

[CBH]

I'm just hopping on the bandwagon by this point, but I like the yellow one best too.

Pleating to the sett was not an option ?

I like the uniformity, and the sett really is what tartan is all about, so I don't want to hide it.

[MHorne39]

I'm just hopping on the bandwagon by this point, but I like the yellow one best too.

Pleating to the sett was not an option ?

I like the uniformity, and the sett really is what tartan is all about, so I don't want to hide it.

Pleating to the sett was definitely an option (along with pleating to the red stripe), but I really wanted this kilt pleated to a stripe and the red didn’t really call to me all that much. I was thinking the black/blue/black because that teal stripe was what originally made me fall in love with it. The yellow is definitely the ‘go-to’ and I see why, I’ve seen other pictures of it pleated to the yellow and it looks nice, but not being a HUGE fan of yellow and really liking that teal stripe, wanted to see what it would look like. I’m still stuck right in the middle though 😆