Am I the only guy that knows more about pleats than his wife?

**Father Bill** · 5th July 12, 04:07 PM

Pipes?

**Joe I** · 6th July 12, 01:12 AM

Originally Posted by Father Bill

Pipes?

Ok. Speaking of pipes, wife caught me looking at practice chanters, and said "Oh, no!!!!"

**Spartan Tartan** · 6th July 12, 04:28 AM

Originally Posted by Joe I

Ok. Speaking of pipes, wife caught me looking at practice chanters, and said "Oh, no!!!!"

Yes, I have been told "NO" about the bagpipes too. But my son has expressed an interest in learning to play them...we shall see where that goes

**fcgeil** · 6th July 12, 04:50 AM

You, obviously, are not the only one who knows more about pleats than your wife does.

Pipes? My wife wants me to learn to play bagpipe...

**Alan H** · 6th July 12, 10:49 AM

Originally Posted by jock scot

i have no idea what my wife knows, or thinks, about pleats, particularly kilt pleats, but she really cannot believe that grown men can be bothered to discuss these rather trivial(????!!!!!)matters ad infinitum. I have to say we, the rabble, do tend to labour the assorted finer points of kilt construction and kilt attire a tad--------well ok------more than a tad---------er, well--------- a lot more than a tad---------- well alright -------------we talk it to death ---------every now and then---------well, alright---------- quite a lot --------and beyond-------------- on occasion----------------or even---------again------and again--------and again------and------------------again-----------and-----------!

Still, what else is there to talk about? No! Don't answer that!

exactly!!!

**Tartan Tess** · 6th July 12, 11:15 AM

Nothing is worse for a "significant other" than to be around two kilt makers....
Type of pleat, sett size,tartan,mill, what we can do, what we need to do, what we will do......it is worse than a High school reunion date.

**bonnie heather** · 6th July 12, 05:31 PM

And yet... here I am... a kiltmaker... with a husband and 2 grown sons... and not only are they not interested in having a kilt.... They refuse to have anything to do with it. But there's hope. My wee little 3 year old grandson asks me "Bon-Bon, when are you going to make a kilt for me?"

**CMcG** · 6th July 12, 05:52 PM

Originally Posted by bonnie heather

And yet... here I am... a kiltmaker... with a husband and 2 grown sons... and not only are they not interested in having a kilt.... They refuse to have anything to do with it. But there's hope. My wee little 3 year old grandson asks me "Bon-Bon, when are you going to make a kilt for me?"

Get 'em while they're young!

**Spartan Tartan** · 6th July 12, 05:59 PM

Originally Posted by bonnie heather

And yet... here I am... a kiltmaker... with a husband and 2 grown sons... and not only are they not interested in having a kilt.... They refuse to have anything to do with it. But there's hope. My wee little 3 year old grandson asks me "Bon-Bon, when are you going to make a kilt for me?"

To be fair, Bonnie, this is technically your fault! :-) I was just asking my wife about box pleats (since her closet if FULL of skirts, I just assumed at least one would be box pleated--I was wrong) following our conversation the other day. She had no idea...

I didn't really know what to expect, but I found it interesting that I would know more about pleats (and I don't dwell on these types of issues normally, but impossible to visit here and not pick up on details) than she did.

**Off kilt-er dude** · 7th July 12, 01:24 AM

I know more about pleats than the four women I live with! Lol of the four my mother-in law is a sewer of Renasance clothing for fun, and I get the glazed eye look when I mention anything beyond box pleat or knife pleat, I say fell drop or sett/strip they stop listening lol it amuses me!