Knife pleated kilts: 4 yds vs 5 yds

**KiltedCodeWarrior** · 11th February 06, 03:24 PM

Bill, I am sure one of our resident experts will chime in, but I think that the actual amount of material used is determined by:

A: size of the gentleman
B: size of the sett
C: type of pleating, sett or stripe
D: and depth of pleats

I think that some of it might be advertising, but the terms 4 yd, 5yd, 8yd, etc. are really more averages than actual specific lengths of fabric. At least I think that is the case. And if not, I need to re-read Barb's book!

billmcc · 12th February 06, 10:59 AM

Originally Posted by KiltedCodeWarrior

I think that some of it might be advertising, but the terms 4 yd, 5yd, 8yd, etc. are really more averages than actual specific lengths of fabric. At least I think that is the case. And if not, I need to re-read Barb's book!

I understand the yardage of a kilt is based on averages. I am wondering if a 4-yard kilt lacks something that is present on a 5-yard kilt.

**UmAnOnion** · 12th February 06, 11:10 AM

Originally Posted by billmcc

I understand the yardage of a kilt is based on averages. I am wondering if a 4-yard kilt lacks something that is present on a 5-yard kilt.

a yard of fabric, perhaps????

sorry couldnt resist - you can kill me later

**RockyR** · 12th February 06, 11:29 AM

FOr us, it was a balancing act... how much material is enough without being too expensive.

When we started making our "5 yard wool" kilt, we were trying different lengths of fabric on a guy my size (39" waist). We wanted to give the best kilt for the money. We had a pricepoint in mind ($350... between our Semi Trad and Premier) and wanted to have a "good kilt at that price". 4 yards seemed to be (IMHO) OK for me, but our average customer's waist is a 44 (actually 43.8 if you take the average of our custom orders). They'd probably need a little more fabric.

Since 4 yards was a bit too little and 6 yards would push the price up a bit, we made our kilts 5 yards. It's still not as nice of a swing or pleat depth as our Premiers (7.5 to 9 yards), but for $350, it's a pretty solid wool kilt.

I hope that sheds some light on the situation from the USAK angle.

**GlassMan** · 13th February 06, 11:11 PM

Rocky, I gotta tell you. Even though I've been feeling rather blah lately (caught a cold) and a bit down that I haven't been to the pool in a while to exercise, hearing that I am well below the average customer's waist size makes me feel so good right now.