5, 6, 7, 8, 9 yard traditional knife pleated kilts?

**BBNC** · 10th September 13, 03:35 AM

I have a handmade, 10yd, 15oz. Dalgleish kilt (yes, I am a gentleman of substance). It has 26 pleats, a little more than 1" showing, with a 4" overlap. It is pleated to the sett. My guess is it qualifies as a "tank."

**frank_a** · 10th September 13, 05:21 AM

Matt Newsome shows the pleat number and size difference between 4 yard and 8 yard in this brief thread: http://www.xmarksthescot.com/forum/f...ed-kilt-29086/

I want an 8 yard knife pleat kilt! They just look cool, and swing so darn nice...

Frank

**David Thorpe** · 10th September 13, 06:17 AM

Originally Posted by frank_a

I want an 8 yard knife pleat kilt!

Excellent choice.

**frank_a** · 10th September 13, 06:19 AM

Thank you David. Takes me a while to figure things out, then takes me longer to save money!

XMarks is a wonderful site for us kilted wannabes!

Frank

**mookien** · 10th September 13, 08:34 AM

Originally Posted by Pleater

If you get an 8 yard kilt in 16 oz material, that is going to be about 4Lb of tartan, lining, reinforcement, straps and buckles in total.

Whilst the higher waist and reinforcement might act as a support and help your back there is no guarantee of that.

A 4 yard box pleated kilt in heavy tartan might be a safer introduction to kilting, and it is no less traditional - some might say it is more the archetypal kilt than the 8yard knife pleat.

Anne the Pleater :ootd:

Anne: There you go again - weighing in with facts. Don't you know that a lot of us prefer to argue using ambiguous, unsubstantiated generalities. It's a lot more fun.

John

**frank_a** · 10th September 13, 08:38 AM

Ah yes, the first good laugh of the day. And my word, it's almost noon here on the right coast.

Thanks for that John!

Frank

**mookien** · 10th September 13, 08:45 AM

Frank: I'll echo David - "excellent choice". Also, you are wise to interact as much as possible with your kilt maker. It will make a difference, at the very least in your peace of mind while planning and waiting for your kilt. Can't wait to see it! Have you selected the tartan, yet?

John

**frank_a** · 10th September 13, 08:49 AM

It will be early next year before I have the money John, then it will of course take the kiltmaker a while to do it. It will be in Ancient Campbell, my most Scot ancestor, that being my paternal grandmother. Her mom was a Wallace, and someday maybe I'll be fortunate enough to wear a Wallace tartan kilt. Time is drawing short though. Once I retire, I'm broke!

Frank