Video showing how to taper the pleats from fell to waist.

**Pleater** · 20th August 13, 12:08 PM

I usually make reverse Kingussie kilts and find them a lot easier than the box pleated one.

The fabric I am using for the box pleated kilt is a soft one, chosen for the plaid rather than any idea of making a kilt from it. This is a good thing as I suspect that a hard woven fabric would not cooperate at all with box pleats unless the back of the pleats was cut out. The seam is longer than the fabric behind it.

Anne the Pleater :ootd:

**playalad** · 20th August 13, 01:18 PM

Hi, yes I may have to cut out the excess fabric in the back of the pleats as is quite thick. This is the 1st attempt at a revk so not a great problem. It would still be great though if somebody could post a few view somewhere showing in detail how to do it correctly.RegardsAdam

**playalad** · 21st August 13, 07:54 AM

OK I have uploaded some photos of some of my work etc, there are some photos of the black denim right & wrong side of fabic showing the box pleat kilt I am having problems with.

http://s840.photobucket.com/user/bourne2wear/profile/

**playalad** · 24th August 13, 01:40 AM

I have just uploaded a few more pics of my 2nd RevK Kilt to
http://s840.photobucket.com/user/bourne2wear/library/

**gwynng** · 24th August 13, 08:07 AM

I don't know if this will help, but here is a thread to my latest kilt effort, a box pleat. On the second page of the thread there is a pic showing the template I use for pleating. It may help a little.

http://www.xmarksthescot.com/forum/f...at-kilt-80162/

**playalad** · 29th August 13, 12:29 PM

Cheers for that I will check it out, Adam.

**jamie_g** · 3rd December 13, 04:48 PM

Hi I hope you got your box pleat done and are happy with how it turned out.

I have just completed my first box pleat so am no xpert but will ad here what I did.

I divided the difference (5cm) between the 10 pleats giving me 5mm reduction per pleat. I then marked half this (2.5mm) on each side of the front pleats.

On the back I marked the centre of the inside pleats. I then tacked the front pleats together using a locking ladder stich on the fell. Then I pinned the centre of the inside pleats to the join of the front pleats followed by pinning about half way to the pleat edge to hold it flatish.

Then giving it a good press held the pleats in place. After restiching the front pleats I stitched up the inside using a hem stich on overlaps. The extra thickness did not make a big difference once the lining ect is on.

As there is no cut fabric if I gain or lose weight I can unpick and adjust.

Hope this helps someone

Jamie