A few meanderings and musings...

[Joe Gondek]

That style is called Kingussie pleated and as far as I can tell if was used from around 1790's - 1840's

I made one like that with some medium weight Black Stewart wool I picked up at rendezvous. It is very comfortable and the Swing is great.I used about 6 yards of material in mine as the material had a small sett.(I know it's too late but the price was right)

I use it for reenacting.

Ther is another example of a kingussie kilt can be seen at http://www.cuillinn.com/repro.html

JoeG

We do not stop playing because we grow old,
We grow old because we stop playing .

[Pleater]

I have made two in the original way and one with the pleats pointing backwards and an inverted box pleat - that is much better for going through vegetation like my wild back garden - I noticed that in a 'normal' kilt I was always getting hooked on branches on the right and not the left.

It seems a little bit of an exageration to call it a traditional style when there are only two known historical examples of it ever discovered.

[Jewddha]

...that is much better for going through vegetation like my wild back garden - I noticed that in a 'normal' kilt I was always getting hooked on branches on the right and not the left...

Now THAt is interesting and oddly sensible!