Quote Originally Posted by Jimmy Carbomb
Just so no one makes this mistake... don't ever try to make a traditional look out of 4 yards of material as it just won't work. Trying to make pleats 1/2 the depth in order to have more pleats will only produce a kilt that has "accordion" pleats. In other words, the pleats will not sway at all, and will only look like and accordion when stretched. It's not a pretty sight.
So what then is the ideal (or minimum) ratio between depth of pleats and width of pleats? Jimmy is saying (if I understand correctly) that a ration of 2:1 does not work. At what point does it start to work? 2.5:1? 3:1? 4:1? ...

And does it matter what fabric is used? Would heavyweight wool be more forgiving than lightweight, for example?

Kevin