Maple Leaf pleating options

[Grizzled Ian]

Any knife-pleating solutions were ruled out because there was not quite enough material. Drat!

So, what to do? Clearly, a box-pleat, of course.

After mulling over various width and number of pleat options, I settled on 7 pleats, each 3 inches wide, for my 21-inch hip-split measurement. I have enough material to go over not just one sett-width, but 1 1/2 sett widths, and Bingo! I am alternating the crimson and the green under-checks, with the SG centred in the crimson, and the Y/SG/B centred in the green. I think this solution met with Barb's approval.

But wait, there's more! Not only enough material for the pleating solution, but also enough to offer a slash pocket on the right side. Lawrence (for whom I am building this one) is good to go on the pocket idea, but Mrs Lawrence absolutely knows he is going to put too much in the pocket and ruin the look of the kilt. Well, if that is how it works out, she can always sew it closed. Chuckle!