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Maple Leaf Help Please
Ok Rabble, I am at it again. I have just finished reading Barb's book and have now decided to attempt ( ) to make my own kilt. This coincided nicely with F&K having a sale on the 16oz Maple Leaf tartan of which I partook of. So now for the question.... Would those of you who own the tartan be so kind as to show me how you pleated it or how it looks on you?
Many Thanks!
Mike
"A veteran, whether active duty, retired, national guard or reserve, is someone who, at one point in his life, wrote a blank check made payable to "The United States of America", for an amount of "up to and including my life." That is honor, and there are way too many people in this country who no longer understand it." anon
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Here are some photos of my Maple Leaf also by Pete at Canadian Casual Kilts, you are aware that this is an asymmetrical tartan aren't you?
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Thanks Mikey and Glen. Do I see right that you both have it pleated to the sett?
BTW, I Love This Tartan!
"A veteran, whether active duty, retired, national guard or reserve, is someone who, at one point in his life, wrote a blank check made payable to "The United States of America", for an amount of "up to and including my life." That is honor, and there are way too many people in this country who no longer understand it." anon
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I belief all where pleated to sett except for perhaps McClef as his was 8 yards(of the CCK PV run). Problem is that it's an asymetrical tartan. It is also the regimental tartan of the Royal Canadian Regiment I have yet to see one of their kilts but I'm hoping that it is to stripe. Archangel has an RCR kilt perhaps pm him for pics, although I don't think hes' posted in the past 8 months.
A second ML I got from Rocky (although not a USAKilt creation) didn't apear pleated to anything in particular. I actually considered having Robert redo it in a box pleat as it would be unique on this forum at the very least. Mike please do me a favour and pin it up in box pleat, probably to the three gold stripes  . Wompet is currently play with ML, SheepInWolfsClothing also made a kilt in Maple leaf. Might I be the first to welcome you to the Maple Leaf fray. Best of luck.
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Yes Grant is right - mine is pleated to the stripe.
[B][COLOR="Red"][SIZE="1"]Reverend Earl Trefor the Sublunary of Kesslington under Ox, Venerable Lord Trefor the Unhyphenated of Much Bottom, Sir Trefor the Corpulent of Leighton in the Bucket, Viscount Mcclef the Portable of Kirkby Overblow.
Cymru, Yr Alban, Iwerddon, Cernyw, Ynys Manau a Lydaw am byth! Yng Nghiltiau Ynghyd!
(Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Cornwall, Isle of Man and Brittany forever - united in the Kilts!)[/SIZE][/COLOR][/B]
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As Grant pointed out, this is an assymetircal tartan, which means that when you order your cloth, you either need to get a full length for your kilt (9 yards), and have a bunch of extra cloth, or order 4.5 yards double, but ask them to send it as a pre-ripped single width 9 yard length. Most tartan mills are more than happy to do the latter with assumetrical tartans for kilt making purposes.
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Mine is almost done, but here's a pic of the incomplete pleats:
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7th July 08, 09:09 AM
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Looking at the posted pics I'd say box pleat to the gold stripe centered in the red. The explosion of green when sashaying down the Blvd would look awesome. You do sashay don't you Mike?
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