Can't speak to the box pleats, but for my knife pleat I lay the kilt apron down, waist to the left so the pleat edges face away. Then just start rolling, trying to keep the pleats as straight as possible. I have a kilt roll that has a plastic pad to roll the kilt into and elastic straps. A 2'x3' piec. of cloth would suffice as well, held closed by rubber bands.