To stripe or sett?

**beloitpiper** · 20th January 08, 09:08 AM

You can find more photos at ClanYoung.info

**druid** · 20th January 08, 06:32 PM

thanks for the pics! That's a....reeeeeeeeally....wide pattern between the orange vertical stripes. I see now why they pleated it to sett and not stripe.

Sett is is. Thanks folks!

**Fedgunner** · 20th January 08, 09:36 PM

Originally Posted by Barb T.

It doesn't take 10 minutes to fold up some tests and have a look at them. If you do, make the pleats about 3-4" to 7/8" at the hips and somewhat smaller at the waist (if it's going to be a standard 8 yard kilt), and pin them to hold them. Stand back about 15 feet, and see if you like it. The differences can be striking. And it really doesn't matter what the votes are - it's your kilt!

B

That is by far the best advice.

**Jack Daw** · 20th January 08, 10:07 PM

My preference is to pleat to sett; although, I have 2 of my 6 kilts pleated to the stripe.

**druid** · 21st January 08, 07:54 PM

Originally Posted by Barb T.

It doesn't take 10 minutes to fold up some tests and have a look at them. If you do, make the pleats about 3-4" to 7/8" at the hips and somewhat smaller at the waist (if it's going to be a standard 8 yard kilt), and pin them to hold them. Stand back about 15 feet, and see if you like it. The differences can be striking. And it really doesn't matter what the votes are - it's your kilt!

B

Originally Posted by Fedgunner

That is by far the best advice.

Agreed, that would be the best choice and I would but I don't have the material to do that with...hense my asking.

**SFCRick** · 21st January 08, 08:16 PM

I think both would look grand in that tartan

**Chase** · 24th January 08, 08:49 AM

Someone please correct me if I'm wrong, but pleating to the strip is probably more beneficial as the tartan maintains it's (sett - for lack of a better term) appearance in the front, so you have the best of both worlds.

**Barb T** · 24th January 08, 09:42 AM

True, but some people just don't like the fact that a kilt pleated to the stripe looks very different fore and aft.

**Jack Daw** · 24th January 08, 02:08 PM

I was told by several pipers that pleating to stripe is the regimental way. IOW, the military wear thier's pleated to stripe, except for those that box-pleat. For my clan kilts, I prefer pleating to sett because the sett is what is identified with the clan.