Belted plaid questions...

[Kitfoxdave]

I have been searching the forums and online providers of belted plaids in search of answers... without sucess....
If a Belted plaid is fringed, should it be done on both ends?

For a 46 inch waist, I have seen suggested yardage from 5 to 8.25 yards for overall length... many seem to suggest 6 yards... Recommendations?

The sett is 4 - 9/16 inches.

Thanks in advance for your help!

[Allan Thomson]

I have been searching the forums and online providers of belted plaids in search of answers... without sucess....
If a Belted plaid is fringed, should it be done on both ends?

For a 46 inch waist, I have seen suggested yardage from 5 to 8.25 yards for overall length... many seem to suggest 6 yards... Recommendations?

The sett is 4 - 9/16 inches.

Thanks in advance for your help!

Personally I'd say a plaid shouldn't be fringed especially if it is to be worn belted. But I know some might disagree.

[figheadair]

All suruving examples, and there are very few and most of those are not complete, have turned ends rather than being fringed.

You may fnd this paper of interest - Joined Plaids - Settings & Construction

[DCampbell16B]

I see Peter MacDonald has commented.

He has much more research on original plaids to help you, if authenticity is important to you.
https://www.scottishtartans.co.uk/research.htm

I concur, no fringe on either end. Mine is 6 yds, and when I wore it I was probably a 32" waist. So anything over 6 yd will probably be fine. Generally setts were larger, so if you wanted you could do 2 or 3 setts to the pleat. That would save some bunching up under the belt.

[Kitfoxdave]

I appreciate your insights on the belted plaid. I have been laying it out on the bed to see what type of pleating looks best with the small size sett. Pleating to the stripe is far too busy! Pleating to the black block looks good. Pleats are about 5.5 inch deep with 9 pleats across the back.

Box pleating with 2 sets (1 full plus 2 halves) is another option only about four box pleats that way.

Still playing with it....trying to decide pleating. I may need to do the cheater pleat route... with a couple belt loops... gimpy old man and the arthritis that goes with it...

[Kitfoxdave]

This is the tartan roughly laid out