Most folks feel that the standard MacDonald, having so many prominent but frequent red stripes with no other real dominant stripe, is a difficult on to pleat to stripe, in part becasue of the disappearing stripe phenomenon that occurs when the fell is tapered. Clanranald and Glengarry on the other hand have at least one or more dominant white over checks which can be centered on the pleat well, although the surrounding red stripes, which are still there, will still get lost in the fell with the disappearing stripe phenomenon, just be less obvious. Not that I am saying that pleat a MacDonald to stripe cannot be done, I believe it is done less often becasue of its busy and frequent small red overcheck and the problems that causes in pleating to stripe.

Kiltmakers pipe up here with your opinions, please.

jeff