Hi guys

I've been away for awhile, and I just want to second the idea that 43 pleats is too many for a kilt. The pleats would have to be itty bitty, and the kilt would wind up not lookiing "kiltish".

I think that pleats look best at about 3/4" to an inch at the hips. A bigger person looks better with pleats closer to an inch, a smaller one with pleats closer to 3/4".

How _many_ pleats that is really depends on how big the person is (the number of pleats doesn't depend on the sett - the pleat _depth_ depends on the sett). Someone with a backside of 18" (hips in the 35-36" range) would have 24 pleats if the pleats were 3/4". Someone with a 24" backside (hips in the 47-48" range) would need 32 pleats if the pleats were 3/4".

Most of the kilts I make have 23-29 pleats (remember that, unless you're pleating to the stripe, you _must_ have an odd number of pleats).


The pleats in the kilt below are a bit over 3/4" at the hips. I can't imagine wanting the pleats any smaller. The pic also shows the taper of each pleat toward the top of the kilt.

Cheers!

Barb