Help with xkilt instructions

[Pleater]

The large pleats under the aprons are to allow the aprons to remain fairly vertical and overlapping when you decide to fasten a shoelace, or to fall modestly when sitting.

I have to tilt the large pleats slightly to stop them from curling outwards.

During construction of the kilt I lift the inner fold, so that a small triangle of the pleat can be seen over the top of the apron. The inner fold is only lifted 1/4 of an inch at the most, but it makes all the difference to the way the pleats behave.

Without that tilt the shaped edge of the apron is deformed, with fabric which should be behind the apron rolling outwards.

It is all to do with wrapping a fairly two dimensional fabric around an irregular three dimensional shape, with additional folding.

The original problem with the pleat adjacent to the apron could possibly be solved by a similar process, pulling up on the inner fold to draw in the outer edge. Rather than disturb the waistband after completion perhaps a small horizontal fold at the top of the pleat would do the trick.

Anne the Pleater :ootd:

[kd0afk]

During construction of the kilt I lift the inner fold, so that a small triangle of the pleat can be seen over the top of the apron. The inner fold is only lifted 1/4 of an inch at the most, but it makes all the difference to the way the pleats behave.

Don't know what you mean here

The original problem with the pleat adjacent to the apron could possibly be solved by a similar process, pulling up on the inner fold to draw in the outer edge. Rather than disturb the waistband after completion perhaps a small horizontal fold at the top of the pleat would do the trick.

Also, greek to me

Anne the Pleater :ootd:

Pulling up the pleat: Depending which direction the kilt is facing dictates which direction up is.
A small horizontal fold; how?


I really wish that there were more photos in the instructions.

[kd0afk]

Also, I don't have that deep pleat anymore. I didn't see a use for it, couldn't understand the directions about it and still don't so I cut it out.
When I get the material for my next one, and find a way to understand the directions I guess I will make the next one correctly

[kd0afk]

O.K., here are the pictures of me in my kilt. I still have to put a back pocket in and hopefully fix the problem with. In the picture "kilt1" and "kilt2", the things at the waistband are lanyard loops made with Chinese button knots. I thought it would be a nice decorative touch. Anyway, here they are:
http://img190.imageshack.us/i/kilt1.jpg/
http://img33.imageshack.us/i/kilt2.jpg/
http://img365.imageshack.us/i/kilt3.jpg/
http://img197.imageshack.us/i/kilt4.jpg/

[kd0afk]

bumpp

[kd0afk]

Bump again. I am not going to let this thread get shoved into oblivion. Maybe tomorrow someone will help me.

[vorpallemur]

It looks like (it's hard to tell, in black the details get lost.) what's happening is that the pleats to the left of the overapron are sticking out. That right? That's usually caused by somthing pulling at the overapron. Perhaps it's a touch small in the hip, or the hip line of your body and the kilt don't match.

[kd0afk]

Well how can a person tell if the hip line and the kilt don't match? And I am still waiting for the others that posted initially here to chime in since I posted the photos.