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13th September 07, 03:55 AM
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Looks good Kevin!
As to how a kilt can have both knife pleats and box pleats, it's not that hard to do. In fact, my Carolina tartan kilt has one knife pleat in it, on the right side, because I didn't have enough cloth to do a box pleat there, and given the way this pleat falls along the apron edge, when the kilt is worn you can't see any difference!
I recall Bob Martin once sharing with me that a client of his saw a Victorian-era picture showing a man in a tweed kilt that was knife pleated except for one single wide box pleat on the left (I believe) hip. He wanted a kilt made like that, so Bob did it for him.
Of course the so-called Kinguisse style of pleating is a combination of box pleats and knife pleats -- a single box pleat in the center with knife pleats running in opposite directions from either side.
So it can be done!
Matt
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