Show me your (Robertson Hunting) pleats?

[Moosedog]

Hello, All,

I have searched the forum tonight until my eyes are bleary but cannot find a photo of a Robertson Hunting (modern) kilt. Yet I know there are many out there!

Can anyone direct me to a photo of one made up? I am considering one for my next project but the huge sett has me wondering how to handle it...I would love to see some pleats! Even one in the ancient colors would be of interest...can't seem to find pleated shots even of those.

Thanks,
Moosedog

[Retro Red]

This must be your lucky day cuz there's a night owl Robertson Clan member logged on with a digital camera!

My Robertson Hunting tartan was woven by Lochcarren & I've been told by some other clansmen on this forum that its colors are a bit dark, but hopefully this'll give you what you're looking for.

[Paul Henry]

Although this doesn't really the pleats, this is my ancient hunting Robertson, hope it's of some interest

[David Dalglish]

Hi there, this is a photo of my A-H-R-KILT. Hope this helps


David

[Moosedog]

Yes, thank you for the prompt replies, they are all quite handsome!

I think they are all 16-oz? Any feedback on how deep the pleats are and how well you like the finished weight, based on the large sett?

Thanks, Moosedog

[David Dalglish]

Yes, thank you for the prompt replies, they are all quite handsome!

I think they are all 16-oz? Any feedback on how deep the pleats are and how well you like the finished weight, based on the large sett?

Thanks, Moosedog

Yes my kilt is a 9yd--16oz kilt. the pleat depth is 2 3/4" Hope this helps. I love the weight of a 9yd kilt.

[Edward Teach]

Nice. I was thinking of getting a red Robertson first, but I'm starting to lean towards hunting...

[Retro Red]

I think they are all 16-oz? Any feedback on how deep the pleats are and how well you like the finished weight, based on the large sett?

Yes, mine is 16-oz., but I don't find the weight of the overall kilt at all uncomfortable. However, the amount & weight of wool material does mean this is not a good "summer weight" kilt for the extreme summertime heat of the American Southwest, "air-conditioning" not withstanding.

The pleats on my kilt are 3¾-inches deep.
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[Barb T]

I am considering one for my next project but the huge sett has me wondering how to handle it.

The HR is basically Black Watch with a red stripe and a white stripe instead of black, and it has the same problem that all Black Watch family tartans have. It's an A B A C tartan, and the sett is typically large to very large.

I've made four Hunting Robertson kilts. Three of them were pleated to the stripe, and that made it very easy because there's a red stripe every half sett. The kilts also look incredibly sharp with the red stripe in the dark green. So that's an alternative.

One of the four kilts I did was pleated to the sett. For that one, I "cheated the pleats", picking up the require elements every half sett, rather than every sett. If you work at it, you can do this for almost all the pleats. If you're lucky, it will work out for all of them. I think I had to have two deep pleats where I had to go a full sett to pick up the right element. You can either leave the occasional deep pleat in the kilt (no one is going to see it unless they look at the inside of the kilt), or you could slit the tartan and put a join in if you really wanted all the pleats to have the same depth.

If you look at Retro Red's kilt, the kiltmaker did a pleasing job with the pleats but didn't actually pick up all of the tartan elements symmetrically (there should be a black stripe on both sides of the green, but there's a black stripe only on one side). This was probably because of the problems introduced by the huge sett.

In David's, I think that the same thing has happened, although I can't really see enough of it well enough to be sure. The pleating is pleasing, but it doesn't seem to have all the tartan elements. It looks like the kiltmaker chose to pick up only the A and B elements (the one with the centered red stripe and the one with the centered white stripe). I can't see the C element (the one with the pair of double black stripes) anywhere in the back of the kilt. Again, this is likely because of the problems introduced by the huge sett.

Would be interesting to see other Hunting Rob kilts. Anyone else have one they can photograph and post to show us how other kiltmakers handled it?

Barb

[McClef]

I will do one of mine when I get back from my Mother's.