Box pleats

[way2fractious]

Pleater, I agree that kiltmaking is dangerous AND addictive. I even considered something similar to your procedure, but...

Matt, thanks for the clue. It makes sense to sew it as a knife pleat, as long as *only* the three layers of fabric are involved; otherwise the box could not be opened up. In effect, one is sewing the butted pleats to each other. I hope this little sketch shows up.


Perhaps you could ask Barb T. to include some box pleat instructions and illustrations in a subsequent edition of her book.

[Pleater]

OOh - multiple use of shift and top line of keyboard for badwords!!!

No no - deep and calming breaths - I have simply discovered a different way to box pleat.

I have the other half of the fabric, I will now just go away and create another kilt with straight edged pleats.

Yes - I can do that, no problem, it isn't as bad as when I did 33 tiny little pleats and when I got to the centre back found I had measured wrong.

All part of the joy of kilt construction.

Yeah - right.

[way2fractious]

OOh - multiple use of shift and top line of keyboard for badwords!!!

No no - deep and calming breaths - I have simply discovered a different way to box pleat.

C'mon, cheer up! All kiltmakers (successful and otherwise) reach out to you with sympathy for we have all been there. Like drinking your milk and eating your vegetables, it builds your character. Sew on!!!