Military Box Pleat XMTS Tartan Kilt

[way2fractious]

... extra yardage... extra swish...

A military box pleat kilt (pleated to the stripe) uses no more fabric than a knife pleat kilt pleated to the stripe. The difference is that each pleat is shallower to allow for the "turnback" of the knife edge. Because each rolled pleat has more layers it is actually stiffer than a knife pleat - it doesn't take quite as crisp an edge and has, as Panache describes it, a "different" swish.

I love mine, done in 16 oz Weathered MacLaren - and I hope Panache loves his, done in 16 oz XMarksTheScot.

They are warm, too. Great for our nearly-freezing winters here in California.

w2f

[O'Neille]

I see now. By turning back the pleat you are decreasing the depth of pleat while creating the box pleat. Cool

[Streetcar]

Fine looking work, and it looks good on you Jamie!

Thanks for the close up on the pleat work. It is appreciated.

[ChromeScholar]

Great looking kilt!

[efer]

Welcome to the XMarks kilt rabble!

It's a beauty and a one of a kind!

W2F's kilt making is a perfect blending of craftmanship and humor

[cacunn]

way2fractious purchased a very old military kilt that had this pleating style from which he learned how to make this type of pleat. Another unusual feature about this kilt was that it had a band on the inside of the pleats to keep the kilt from flairing up too much from either wind or activity. Having seen my beloved Flame-Haired Celtic Amazon Goddess and I at work on the dance floor he felt that this feature might be useful.


Jamie

Is the retaining strap (for lack of a better term) elastic and attached to ever second or third pleat?

Way2 the work look great. It is amassing how many quality kilt makers are showing up in the states.

[way2fractious]

Is the retaining strap (for lack of a better term) elastic and attached to ever second or third pleat?

It is elastic, obtained from the friendly, neighborhood fabric store, and is attached to the inside edge of every other pleat with enough slack to accomodate a third pleat.

The old military kilt I obtained as an example has broken remnants of very old elastic which is no longer stretchy. (Similar to this old guy who loses his physically adaptive capacities with the passage of years. ) It took a while to unravel the mystery of what it was. As to why it was used on the kilt, the best guess is that it helps to tame the labrynth layers of creases so they fall back into place more readily. {shrug}

w2f

[SFCRick]

very cool, nice job

[Bob C]

Congrats to Jamie and W2F. That's really beautiful.