There are so many variables in where it makes sense to fold the pleats if you're pleating to the sett that having another kilt in the same tartan is honestly not much help. You'd have to be the same size and shape as the person the kilt was made for, the tartan would have to have to be from the same mill with the same sett size and weight, and you'd have to the same amount of material that the original kiltmaker used.

I confess that, when I made my daughter's first band kilt, I actually borrowed one of the band kilts to see how it was pleated, thinking that I would make hers match. I hadn't been making kilts for more than a couple of years at that point, and I hadn't clearly thought through the issues. When I had her tartan and the band kilt in hand, it was one of those aha! moments. The tartan was identical, and I had the same yardage, but because she was a different size and shape, I had to pick the individual pleats somewhat differently. It doesn't matter, though, because the aim is to repeat the sett, and, from a distance, the kilts look the same. The only thing I wound up using the band kilt for was checking to see which part of the tartan was centered in the apron. Most tartans have two possibilities, and it _really_ looks odd if you pick the one that isn't the same as all the other band kilts.

Cheers,

Barb