X-Kilt protype #3, 'round the authors bum

**Alan H** · 18th August 06, 01:13 PM

Originally Posted by AllenJ

That's exactly what I thought when I first saw it!

I like how the first pleats on either side of the apron dont look 'strained' like they did on the others. Looks to be a much better hang. How deep are the pleats?

They're about 1.5 inches deep. That's not very deep, but remember that this is a box pleat kilt. If you really want, when you build yours you can make them deeper, and build in some overlap. The downside to that is that up near the waistband where you taper th epleats, you'll then have a LOT of doubled-up thicknesses of material, and that gets to be a PIA to sew.

In the revised instructions I'm chainging them so that the forward-facing folds of the first and last box pleats are a full 3 inches deep. You don't taper the first and last pleat, so the extra ofverlap isn't so much of an issue. Combining that extra depth with a deeper under-the-over-apron pleat, should solve the little issue of the first pleat "pooching" out a bit, which I put up with on this kilt. It's not bad and certainly no worse than what a Utilikilt does, but it'd be nice to minimize it.

I know of two X-Kilts currently under construction, so we'll see what folks turn out.

**Cinnabar** · 18th August 06, 01:29 PM

Good show.

Now that I see it, I like the wider apron. Looks more classic. Keep up the great work!

**HeathBar** · 18th August 06, 02:03 PM

Sweeeet!

**cessna152towser** · 18th August 06, 02:07 PM

That's a good looking kilt.

**O'Neille** · 18th August 06, 03:21 PM

Now that is a fine example of kiltsmanship. O'Neille

**CameronTaylor** · 18th August 06, 07:09 PM

Looks good Eh. (three Alan, Allan, Allen s on this board, that can't be all bad.)
Thanks for the instructions, will come in handy.

CT -

**Tattoo Bradley** · 18th August 06, 07:23 PM

Very VERY good!

**turpin** · 18th August 06, 07:29 PM

Originally Posted by Alan H

They're about 1.5 inches deep. That's not very deep, but remember that this is a box pleat kilt. If you really want, when you build yours you can make them deeper, and build in some overlap. The downside to that is that up near the waistband where you taper th epleats, you'll then have a LOT of doubled-up thicknesses of material, and that gets to be a PIA to sew.

I have seen where kiltmaking intructions include cutting out part of the sewn-sown pleats. Is that a possibility here to minimize the mass at the waist?