What tartan is this?

**The Wizard of BC** · 16th December 16, 12:41 PM

You are correct Larry. This is a sampler and not a kilt. I wanted a long length of fabric pleated in different ways to show to potential customers.
I keep this rolled up in my "Kilt-a-cation" station.
I love watching the faces as I unroll a single length of fabric with all the possibilities.

If a customer is long distance and has not seen my sampler I will send them a photo like this of their fabric pleated different ways and let them choose which way they like better.
Here is Buchanan pleated different ways. They can usually see from samples like this that not all the ways you can fold fabric will be pleasing to the eye.

From left to right - To no stripe - To the White within the Red - To the black within the yellow - Splitting the colors - and to the Sett.
This customer asked if I could do the split colored pleating. I did this sample specifically to show why I was advising against it.

I also have pleating samples like these to show the different ways fabric can be folded.

Knife pleats to the stripe.

Knife pleats to the Sett

These show the difference in pleat depth.

I also have other different samples like regular box and military box pleats. This is to show that different ways of folding fabric will result in different amounts of material used.

**lschwartz** · 16th December 16, 01:01 PM

Thanks Steve,

I love learning all the ins and outs of how kilts are structured, ancient vs. modern vs. weathered vs. hunting vs. muted, all the different tartans that are out there, evening vs. day dress. So much to learn, but it is fun and I enjoy it. I just hope that I don't get a yearning to learn how to play the bagpipes because that looks like a whole other way to drain my time and my bank account.

**Terry Searl** · 16th December 16, 01:42 PM

Originally Posted by The Wizard of BC

You are correct Larry. This is a sampler and not a kilt. I wanted a long length of fabric pleated in different ways to show to potential customers.
I keep this rolled up in my "Kilt-a-cation" station.
I love watching the faces as I unroll a single length of fabric with all the possibilities.

If a customer is long distance and has not seen my sampler I will send them a photo like this of their fabric pleated different ways and let them choose which way they like better.
Here is Buchanan pleated different ways. They can usually see from samples like this that not all the ways you can fold fabric will be pleasing to the eye.

From left to right - To no stripe - To the White within the Red - To the black within the yellow - Splitting the colors - and to the Sett.
This customer asked if I could do the split colored pleating. I did this sample specifically to show why I was advising against it.

I also have pleating samples like these to show the different ways fabric can be folded.

Knife pleats to the stripe.

Knife pleats to the Sett

These show the difference in pleat depth.

I also have other different samples like regular box and military box pleats. This is to show that different ways of folding fabric will result in different amounts of material used.

What great Photos!.....could you do the same kind of variations on the Canadian Maple Leaf tartan for me......when it is convenient.... Thank-you...........by the way my waist coat is suppose to be delivered shortly ........ what wonderful service ..... I'll post a photo later ....Cheers

**ctbuchanan** · 16th December 16, 03:54 PM

Steve Ashton what a great visual (made all the more memorable with the Ancient Buchanan) and it had to be more of a challenge because the Buchanan is asymmetrical. Really enjoyed the photo tutorial. I went through the same process with my kiltmaker (Bonnie Heather) when I had my traditional made up in the Ancient year before last.

Aye yours,
CTBuchanan

**Grizzled Ian** · 16th December 16, 10:20 PM

Originally Posted by Terry Searl

What great Photos!.....could you do the same kind of variations on the Canadian Maple Leaf tartan for me......when it is convenient.... Thank-you........Cheers

I have pleated up a piece of Canadian Maple Leaf into a box-pleated kilt, and I went through a process similar to what you're asking Steve to do for you. It is an asymmetric tartan, and the sett repeat is 7 5/8". The pleats are a pffteenth over 2 5/8" wide, and I alternated the broad red and green stripes in the undercheck, giving the visual impression that it is pleated to the sett.

I wish the iPad handled photos better than it does so I could show you the result, and the trial pleatings I did.

And btw, Steve had a weaving done of a variation of the Maple Leaf that turned it into a symmetric tartan, but it was August last year that I saw that - perhaps he can let us know if he still has any of it.