X kilt under pleat need advice.

[Bassbarijpm]

I'm working on my first x-kilt and I need some advice from those that have gone before. How wide is the under appron pleat. The instructions (2nd ed) show a 12 inch Under Apron Pleat (the BIG pleat) with a 10 inch Over Apron in the appendix 1. I have a 15.5 apron. Do I still use the 12 inch pleat or do I need a 17.5 inch. My confusion is that 12 is 2 over the 10 inch over apron in the diagram. Using a 15.5 inch over apron would make that 17.5 but that sound wrong. The under apron pleat seems to be the only measurement I can not find explained.
Thank you,

[Alan H]

The easy answer to this is pretty simple....make it big. BIG.

Whether it's 12 inches, 13 inches, 14 inches or whatever isn't terribly important. Just don't make it 4-5 inches. 12 is fine, so that when it's folded over, it's 6 inches deep..

[Pleater]

If it is any help the kilt I am wearing today has about 15 inches of fabric in each under apron pleat - that way the aprons fall vertically when I sit, are not pulled apart when I climb over obstacles and so maintain modesty - if plump soon to be grandmothers can be considered modest when vaulting gates and the like.

At least it gives me an even chance.

Anne the Pleater

[Bassbarijpm]

I'm almost finished with this ant it is not to bad. I'll admit that at times I was reading the x kilt adn sewing machine instructiosn at the same time. I went with 12 inch under pleat and on a 15 inch Over Apron. the under apron is going to be about 19. Velco, waist band are all that is left. I created some SID's (Self Inflected Diffulcults). I"m explan those when I finish the kilt and may post a photo. It was wearble last night and I've not heard my wife laught like that in a while. ith:

[kilted trucker]

Yes post pictures. Everything will make more sense on kilt #2, but the first one you will always remember. I just finished x-kilt #6, and my sweet wife would just like me to finish the kitchen remodel project ..... sometime this year.

[Alan H]

I'm almost finished with this ant it is not to bad. I'll admit that at times I was reading the x kilt adn sewing machine instructiosn at the same time. I went with 12 inch under pleat and on a 15 inch Over Apron. the under apron is going to be about 19. Velco, waist band are all that is left. I created some SID's (Self Inflected Diffulcults). I"m explan those when I finish the kilt and may post a photo. It was wearble last night and I've not heard my wife laught like that in a while. ith:

Two thumbs up, mate....she just laughed 'caue she couldn't believe that you actually DID that.

[meinfs]

Two thumbs up, mate....she just laughed 'caue she couldn't believe that you actually DID that.

I agree - I'm betting that she laughed because she doubted you and now she feels silly that she did ... Pictures!