Layout for 4 yard box pleat

[george7]

Great tartan choice! ;)

[fluter]

Thanks for the feedback, all. This sett is perhaps 5-7/8 inches. You could do a single repeat in a knife pleat, but I didn't think it'd work out here.

I think the alternating pleats will win. The inconsistencies in the first frame were just my sloppiness. I had 54 pins there, and it still did not want to lie flat!

HeathBar, your Barclay dress looks really fine with the 1.5-repeat.

Smyaniac, sorry to leave you with incomplete data! The tartan is just the same as MacGregor red and green, the most common form, but with darker hues. Here it is next to 3 other versions:



Those are (left to right) Celtic Croft's homespun, a Sport Kilt, and a USA Kilt in the custom run of Marton Mills PV. If you're interested, get one of those USAKs while Rocky still has the fabric: it is beautiful.

So yes, the alternating (1.5 repeats) arrangement does similate the sett...

Here's a look at a red version. I already have a Sport Kilt like this, don't guess I need another.

Great tartan choice! ;)

Thanks! I thought you'd like it.