Quote Originally Posted by Barb T.
The best swing comes with wool fabric and lots of it (7-8 yards) stitched with the right length fell.
Ding, ding!!!

Quote Originally Posted by Barb T.
I think you'll never get the same swing in a "walking kilt" because there's just not enough fabric. So, if I were doing a walking kilt, I'd try to make it as "kiltlike" as possible...
I just did one yesterday, and the reveal at the waist was 1" with a pleat depth at the waist of 3". The length is 21" and the fell is 6.5". The material is a heavy cotton-twill. Reveals that are any wider just don't seem to carry a taper (from my experience) with "rigid" fabrics. Sewn-down pleats also seem to creat a "pucker" through washings and ironings. Therefore, there are no sewn-down pleats.

I also admit (forgive me teachers, for I have sinned) that I used pins... many pins!

The waist to hip ratio was larger than anything I've ever had to do before, so I got "chicken". Fortunately, the thing came out perfect... with plenty of sway and uniformity.

I've only done a few dozen solids in the last few months, but the 3-to-1 (depth to reveal) has worked VERY well on all of them. You don't need to be a "rocket surgeon" to figure-out the work either!