X-Marks "Cheerleader" Skirt

[Alan H]

It took me a minute to figure this out, but now I'm getting everything but the Pleat to sett. I THINK this means that you want actual setts to show along the fell, and you'll taper from there to the waist. So the only place the olid color stuff will show is below the fell inside the box pleats? Tricky! You'll want to arrange as much taper as possible in the general "no stripe" blue area, I'm thinking. Duh!

This will look stunning when it's done.....but what if, WHAT IF....you used the dark blue material on the outside of the pleats and the tartan on the inside? When you first mentioned this, that's what I had in mind.

Fold it up and fake it with some pleats just to get an idea? I'm not quite sure how to accomplish that.

Whatever the case, I am REALLY looking forward to seeing this.

[The F-H.C.A.G.]

...This will look stunning when it's done.....but what if, WHAT IF....you used the dark blue material on the outside of the pleats and the tartan on the inside? When you first mentioned this, that's what I had in mind...

The reason I'm doing the black material on the inside is because it is 100% cotton, and I'm mildly allergic to wool. I agree that the other way would look really cool. But, as it turns out, I don't quite have enough X-Marks tartan to do it the other way anyhow, so it works out well.

Be well,

[way2fractious]

It took me a minute to figure this out, but now I'm getting everything but the Pleat to sett. I THINK this means that you want actual setts to show along the fell, and you'll taper from there to the waist. So the only place the olid color stuff will show is below the fell inside the box pleats? Tricky! You'll want to arrange as much taper as possible in the general "no stripe" blue area, I'm thinking.

Judging from her markings, there will be only two kinds of "reveals", the wide white stripe and the yellow stripe with its accompanying gray stripes. The "sett" at the hip line will have a much-abbreviated blue field.

Also, since the yellow stripe panel will not have much blue background to begin with, virtually all of the tapering will likely take place on the white stripe panel (every second panel) to prevent "losing" gray stripes.

Hmmm... thinking about it. If the "losing" of gray stripes in the tapers was done with exactness, there could be a very interesting pattern of upward-pointing arrows.

[Alan H]

Judging from her markings, there will be only two kinds of "reveals", the wide white stripe and the yellow stripe with its accompanying gray stripes. The "sett" at the hip line will have a much-abbreviated blue field.

Also, since the yellow stripe panel will not have much blue background to begin with, virtually all of the tapering will likely take place on the white stripe panel (every second panel) to prevent "losing" gray stripes.

Hmmm... thinking about it. If the "losing" of gray stripes in the tapers was done with exactness, there could be a very interesting pattern of upward-pointing arrows.

OK, I've thought about this for five minutes and you have a more vibrant imagination than I do! Maybe if I had the fabric in my hand....hmmm.

You're right about the tapering taking place in the panel with the white stripe, though. I'd sure do it that way.

[way2fractious]

Maybe if I had the fabric in my hand....hmmm.

The best way appears to be putting all the taper in the white stripe panels; another is to taper all panels evenly.

The third way (the one I was referring to earlier) is to "lose" the gray stripes in the yellow stripe panel. Here is a digital rendering of the idea of upward-pointing arrows. Now that I've seen it, it's probably not a good way to do this particular project.




Hope that helps.

p.s. You are supposed to be resting and meditating in preparation for tomorrow's heavy athletic events so you can do us proud. Stay off the forum, and quit thinking about tartans and stripes!

[CameronTaylor]

Jeez Alan, I knew what she was gonna do, even from down here (that and she told me last kilt I was up for beer&time night ...), Sounds like a cool project.
I was thinking of doing the opposite way like Alan said though on one of mine.


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