Please note that NOT ALL "cost effective kilts" are pleated "to random". If you have a good kilt maker, even a 5 yard wool kilt has a "pattern" to the back of it.
What we do is "cheat the sett" on each pleat, but we STILL make the kilt to a "pattern". Here's an example. Notice that the pleats are still done to "a pattern", it just isn't the TRUE sett b/c we don't use 1 full sett for every pleat. This is evident in the open pleats on my right leg...
ALL THAT being said, I HAVE seen kilts "pleated to the random" or "pleated to the gather" and I agree... it does not look very well done.
To keep this on Topic, I'd like to say 'hats off' to barb for posting 3 pics of 3 different variations of the same tartan with 3 different pleating options! This kind of thread is what makes xmarks a great resource!
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