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    AAAUGH! Just had a horrible thought-went back to the kilt, all neatly covered up with cloth on the living room floor and counted the pleats-I only put in 10! Not enough for 48" (10" over apron, plus 10 3" pleats only equals 40"). So I squeezed in 2 more pleats, but that puts the under apron at only 13" (at least I don't need seam allowance since the edge is selvedged). I'm not sure if this is going to be a problem when it comes to modesty? It should be ok, since it is still wider than the over apron. We'll see.

    Be well,

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    Yes, I know, 3" times 12 pleats plus 10 inches only equals 46" and I need 48", but I figure I can fudge on a few (or all) of the pleats by a bare fraction of an inch and come out ok.

    Be well,

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    Quote Originally Posted by The F-H.C.A.G. View Post
    Yes, I know, 3" times 12 pleats plus 10 inches only equals 46" and I need 48", but I figure I can fudge on a few (or all) of the pleats by a bare fraction of an inch and come out ok.

    Be well,
    Aha! The infamous 'Fudge Factor'.....

    Happy kilting,

    Ray
    "There's no such thing as magical ponies!"
    Statement made by pink winged pony
    with crossed axes tattooed on her rump

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    Fudge Factor sounds like a really bad reality show for fat dieters, produced by NBC.

    Tonight, on FUDGE FACTOR! Our contestants will face off against the 5k calorie super brownie! Which contestant will wuss out first?

    "Oh no, I can't eat that, just looking at it turns my thighs in to cottage cheese!"

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    Yup, that's exactly what it looks like when I make one, too!...chalk marks and all. BTW, a 13 inch overlap is dicey, but probably modest enough. Victim!!! Buy theeself a hefty kilt pin!

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    Is the lining necessary Mr. H ? I'm about 2/3 through the E-kilt and need to know.


    CT - corduroy, quarter roy

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    Quote Originally Posted by The F-H.C.A.G. View Post
    With the usual interference from the cat


    I'm SURE the phrase you intended was "assistance from the cat."


    You know, I just LOVE your sewing travelogues - muitos obrigado!!!

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    I'm going with the F-H.C.A.G. on this one......

    Ya know,

    I have three of the little fur-children and "interference" is most likely correct!

    They also seem to know when there is no fur on something so they 'deposit' some.

    Or sometimes a double shot when they don't really know if there's still fur on something or not.

    Ray
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    Statement made by pink winged pony
    with crossed axes tattooed on her rump

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    Quote Originally Posted by The F-H.C.A.G. View Post
    The complications:

    1) I anticipate that when I finally pleat the kilt, I may have a hard time hiding the joins (as Alan H says "...they could buy two yards of the 60-inch wide fabric, cut it in half and sew the halves together, end to end....Well, I'm going to tell you NOT to do that.
    Why? Because it's complicated. You can't predict ahead of time where that seam is going to fall, and it's complicated to design the kilt so that the seam is hidden inside the pleat").
    Question; If you are using a piece of solid color cloth couldn't you do some reverse engineering?

    I would start by measuring the apron and under apron and place a pin or in some way mark this point. This is a guide point and will be adjusted later.

    Now move to the seam. In the x-kilt you have 3 inch pleats with a 5.25 under pleat fold before the next 3 inch pleat. I would want the seam to fall as one of the fold lines of the under pleat. These fold lines are 1.25 inches from the 3 inch pleat. Assuming the seam is in the middle of the fabric, I would measure 1.25 inches toward the edge with the apron/under apron mark and mark a pleat edge. Measure 8 inches to the edge of the next pleat. Continue this until you reach the point marked for the apron. Depending on how close your are to this mark you can make the under apron pleat a little larger or start the under apron pleat at the edge of the last pleat and cut the material left over between the apron and the edge of the material.

    Did I just make this very confusing. Basically. Start at a know point, the seam, and measure out in both directions from this point. There will be extra material on each end based on where within the under pleat the seam falls.

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    Just two things to say:
    1: I have wanted a cord kilt for years now. If this works out then I would likely be willing to pay you to make one after my wedding when I can afford such things. Seriously.
    2: I'm glad my fiance and I aren't the only couple who watch Shogun together.

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