Instructions for an 8 yard reverse Kinguisse style

[Pleater]

OK - first a description of the finished article.

The kilt has an inverted pleat centre back with the pleats pointing backwards - so the pleats on the left side are as a normal knife pleated kilt, but the pleats on the left are a mirror image.

The waist size is 38 inches, with 20 inches of pleat and 18 inch aprons.

Each small pleat is 9 inches of fabric, with just under 1 inch exposed at the waist level and just over 4 inches covered.

The 10 pleats each side require 90 inches of fabric, and 4 yards of fabric is 144 inches, so for the inverted pleat, aprons and under apron pleat, there are 54inches left. As the two sides are almost identical I work from the centre back to each edge in turn, so dealing with 4 yards of fabric at a time.

You should have washed your fabric if it is a washable one, so as to shrink it to its finished size, and then torn or cut it to the length required, and also checked that it is not skewed by being rolled incorrectly - if it is, whilst it is damp pull it straight and fold it carefully, then allow it to dry.