Knife-pleat tapering info

[Raptor]

Steve, that info was priceless! I'll be trying that next load of tartan I find at a good price.

Oh heck... with my fat gut & skinny little legs, I'll probably be looking at a reverse taper, which means... umm 37"... uh divide by the square root of the hypotanuse... I'm getting a headache....

[Pleater]

Ah but you are not a cylinder (not if you are like most people, anyway) - just because two measurements are the same by tape measure it doesnt mean they are identical in shape, nor that they are stacked in the same plane.

One measurement could be an even 0 or O, but the other a D shape, and having smaller hips than waist might simply mean that you have a normal enough taper in the pleats, and a 'bay window' at the front with the aprons hanging straight down from the belt.

One reason I have not gone into the making of kilts for sale - too many shapes!!!

[The Wizard of BC]

Now you know why kiltmakers are all gray haired, have stooped shoulders, and wear thick bottle bottom glasses.

Oh wait, that's just me. Add one more thing to the list. Our brains are mush.