Tapered apron overlap

[dolltrbin]

Having conquered my pleating problems thanks to the Wizard of BC, I have another question that may have a fairly obvious answer.

Making a kilt pleated to sett with knife edge pleats per TAOK.

Should the apron lap over the first couple of pleats at the bottom of the kilt where the aprons taper is widest?

The pattern repeats like it should across the apron to the pleats, just making sure before I start sewing.

[Steve Ashton]

No, the aprons should not overlap in any appreciable manner. The sides of the apron are not necessarily widest at the Selvedge edge as the apron taper is narrowest at the waist tapering outward to the hips and then down to the bottom in a gentle "S" curve.

The whole idea. the goal, is the have the apron edges fall straight down just like the pleats.



What you want to avoid at all cost is the apron gaping open at the first pleat.

This gape is just unsightly.

[dolltrbin]

Thanks.

I probably overdid the taper, time to backtrack.

[Steve Ashton]

What are your splits?

[dolltrbin]

Since there is only 1" difference between my hip and waist measurement should the apron fall straight down from the hip?

[dolltrbin]

Splits are 20/20 at the waist and 20.5/20.5 at the hips

[dolltrbin]

My taper was more of a trapezoid than an S. Your 1st pic clearly shows where I went wrong.