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    Quote Originally Posted by gilmore View Post
    Have you ever made a kilt in that rare, third way of pleating whose name I cannot remember, starts with a K (I believe) from the name of either the tartan or the place it was found? It has knife pleats going in opposite directions on either side of a center pleat, which is something like a box pleat, as I recall. ...If the new edition of your book included instructions on how to make this kind of pleating, it would be truly encylopedic.
    No, I never have, and I think I won't be trying to include that as well. Can't do everything!

    In case anyone's interested, here's something by Matt on the "Kinguisse" pleating style:

    http://albanach.org/muirhead.htm

    And it's not clear to me whether it's spelled Kinguisse or Kingussie.

    Barb
    Last edited by Barb T; 19th December 06 at 02:45 PM.

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