Quote Originally Posted by Barb T. View Post
I actually don't agree with Rocky on the need to center every color boundary. But, if you choose not to center a color boundary, you should hold it straight parallel to the edge of a pleat so that it looks good geometrically, rather than tapering both sides of the pleat.

What *is* crucial is making sure that pleats are mirror images of each other across a pivot (and your example doesn't do that). And you absolutely need to center any pivot.

I agree with Rocky that it's rare to be able to exactly match a tartan in the pleats. You come as close as you can, but some color bands will be wider than in the tartan and some narrower.
Barb and I can happily 'agree to disagree' on something this minor as she's a fantastic lady with a wealth of knowledge (and a mean left hook ).

Whether a line is centered on the pleat or not is a matter of personal prefference of the kiltmaker and isn't the 'make or break' factor of the kilt. I think we DO agree that at least the pivots need to be centered (i.e. your white stripe and the yellow stripe) and that making it CLOSE to the sett is usually what ends up happening.