Pleat types

**ccga3359** · 13th February 07, 07:11 PM

Originally Posted by Dreadbelly

Barrel pleating is a rarity found on certain kilts. It is a round pleat, rolled, with no sharp edge. On a well done barrel pleat, and the right tartan, you can get an optical illusion effect, looking at it from one angle you might see one colour, and from another angle, a different colour. Instead of being flat, the back of the kilt has rounded ridges.

Wow! Does anyone have an example?

**Dreadbelly** · 13th February 07, 07:14 PM

I saw some pictures of a barrel pleated kilt online some place... It looked like round tartan tubes hanging off the back. Each pleat looked about an inch or two around with a white stripe down the middle.

Looked very, well, strange. I don't know how it is done for sure.

**Splash_4** · 13th February 07, 07:35 PM

In the book "All About Your Kilt" by Bob Martin, there is a picture of a barrel (pipe) pleat on page 15. It is rather an interesting look.

**Fearnest** · 13th February 07, 09:31 PM

Originally Posted by cloves

now that's thinking! Anything I don't have to iron gets high marks from me.

Wash 'n wrinkle, er... wear...

**johnnym** · 14th February 07, 05:12 PM

I have a copy of Bob Martin's book, but there are no illustrations. Must be an earlier issue. I'm not even sure where I got it, but I have had it for several years.