To the stripe or set?

[jhockin]

Bob Martin always recokoned that pleating to sett came in at the end of the 19th or early 20th century. I've certainly never seen an older kilt pleated to sett. Bob also said that pleating to sett often needs more material and resulted in the standard 8 yard kilt.

Those wily weavers found a way to sell more of their products 😉