Maple leaf

**Kilted cabin boy** · 30th August 13, 06:17 PM

Dale Seago , How is your maple leaf pleated? It looks like it's pleated to the stripe.

**Dale Seago** · 30th August 13, 08:51 PM

It's not precisely "to the sett", but it gives that impression when you look at it.

**crash** · 2nd September 13, 05:05 PM

I remember thinking how cool that photo was the first time I saw it. Later I remembered it was a member of the Clan Claus but couldn't remember which one. I should add part of the coolness for me comes from being born in Niagara Falls Ontario and seeing Santa wearing the Maple Leaf kilt in my home town.

**Kilted cabin boy** · 8th September 13, 07:15 PM

Rocky, How is the best way to pleat the Maple Leaf kilt?

**RockyR** · 9th September 13, 06:00 AM

I like to pleat it to the sett.

**Dale Seago** · 9th September 13, 09:50 AM

Originally Posted by Dale Seago

I like both. In addition to the Batley fabric kilt, I have both a woolen shirt and a wool blanket ("throw") from Pendleton in Oregon, in the "modern" palette. Can't really say which version I like better. My SO took this shot of the Pendleton throw in a chilly February dawn:

Oh, and here's a shot from last night of my Pendleton wool shirt in Maple Leaf, though that's not me wearing it (!). I've had a house guest from out of town over the weekend who's here for some professional development training in San Francisco.

**Bob C** · 13th September 13, 05:45 PM

I've long admired that tartan and my paternal grandfather was born in Canada. If I were interested in another kilt, that would be the one.

**Santa Wally** · 13th September 13, 08:32 PM

Originally Posted by crash

I remember thinking how cool that photo was the first time I saw it. Later I remembered it was a member of the Clan Claus but couldn't remember which one. I should add part of the coolness for me comes from being born in Niagara Falls Ontario and seeing Santa wearing the Maple Leaf kilt in my home town.

Earlier in this thread are 2 photos of me with the American Falls in the background when I was in Niagara Falls, Ontario the day before I was at the Niagara Celtic Festival with Clan Claus in Olcott Beach, NY. So perhaps I was the Clan Claus member you saw in the Maple Leaf Tartan.

**Kilted cabin boy** · 10th October 13, 07:10 PM

Why is there such a difference between the Maple leaf-lochcarron and Maple leaf-Batley? Is there one official Maple leaf tartan?

kiltedwolfman · 10th October 13, 09:01 PM

The differences would most like be due to dyes. The sett would be the same regardless of who is weaving it, however the dyes that are used by the different weaving houses can often vary in hue. When the sett is layed out it would be noted as so many yarns of red, so many of brown etc. But the exact colour variant of red, or brown etc. are not specified.
Here are pics of the Maple Leaf done in P/V in a 4 yard box pleat to the sett
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