Quote Originally Posted by Barb T.
The big problem with using too little fabric is that you can't do a true pleating either to the sett or to the stripe without having the pleats really big.
Barb,

Here is my question. I've ordered five yards of 16 oz. wool. The tartan has a large sett (7.25 inches), so my calculations (based on your book) are that pleated to the stripe I'll have 15 pleats (on my 35 inch waist). Each pleat will be 1.16 inches wide and 3 inches deep. How will that hold its form and hang, do you think?

And by the way, I'm assuming that if pleated to the sett (rather than the stripe) it will still have the same number of pleats of the same size and depth. Is that right?

Kevin