X-Kilt protype #3, 'round the authors bum

[O'Neille]

Now that is a fine example of kiltsmanship. O'Neille

[CameronTaylor]

Looks good Eh. (three Alan, Allan, Allen s on this board, that can't be all bad.)
Thanks for the instructions, will come in handy.

CT -

[Tattoo Bradley]

Very VERY good!

[turpin]

They're about 1.5 inches deep. That's not very deep, but remember that this is a box pleat kilt. If you really want, when you build yours you can make them deeper, and build in some overlap. The downside to that is that up near the waistband where you taper th epleats, you'll then have a LOT of doubled-up thicknesses of material, and that gets to be a PIA to sew.

I have seen where kiltmaking intructions include cutting out part of the sewn-sown pleats. Is that a possibility here to minimize the mass at the waist?

[Panache]

Thumbs WAAAAAAAAY UP!

Cheers

[bunchdescendant]

Good Work Alan -

Keep on sewing!

Ray
"Bash forehead on keyboard to continue"

[Angus MacSpey]

The X-Kilt rocks! I've already completed one, and should have the second done before the weekend is over. Getting some decent pics, though, might be later in the week.

I definitely agree that making the front-facing two pleats deeper would be a good idea, which I will do on #3.

[Alan H]

I have seen where kiltmaking intructions include cutting out part of the sewn-sown pleats. Is that a possibility here to minimize the mass at the waist?

That's not really necessary in this case. Cutting out the 'excess" in an 8-yard traditional kilt is to reduce mass in the small of the back and the slope of the rump. In this case, there's not nearly as much mass, It's just that it's all concentrated *right* where you need to be sewing.

The upcoming waistband modification will change all of that, though.