4 yd. 16 oz. versus 8 yd. 11 oz.

[M. A. C. Newsome]

I'd pick a four yard 16 oz kilt over an 8 yard 11 oz kilt any day of the week. There are several reasons. First, the heavier weight cloth simply makes a better kilt, I don't care if it is 4 or 8 yards. The pleats will hang better, hold their pleats better, etc. Second, the four yard kilt is going to be more comfortable -- even with the heavier cloth, it will be a much lighter garment.

The only reason I would choose the 11 oz 8 yard kilt is if I were going to be marching in parade , with a pipe band, or something similar, where I would want the "swing" of the pleats that you get in an 8 yard kilt.

I made a four-yard box pleated kilt in "Loud MacLeod." If you want to see what it would look like pleated to the red line, click below:
http://kilts.albanach.org/macleod.jpg

BTW, that's MikeNC from this forum!

Aye,
Matt

[David White]

Hi Matt!

Checked out the link and the kilt is really awesome.
Great work :grin:. I also agree with the heavier weight clothe.

dave

[cavscout]

Thanks for the thoughts guys. And Matt, you must have read my mind on the red stripe.

I'm not sure though about the box pleat. For a first attempt is a knife pleat easier than a box pleat?

The kilt looks awesome though.

[M. A. C. Newsome]

Sure a knife pleat is easier -- but the box pleat is more traditional for a four yard kilt, and you'll end up with a better look that way. Four yard knife pleated kilts are ok -- you could always go back in and make them box pleats later. But it's not that much more difficult and well worth the extra effort in my opinion.

M