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A reverse kinguisse - my now standard form of pleating - the most pleats I have done so far was - I think eleven each side - though I am going over the top with the last one, which has 25 each side!! Only another 15 to go.

I find that the reverse pleating is great in vegetation, as it does not get caught - I even thought of calling the style a ghillie kinguisse, but though it might be confusing.

If you give the folds, the outer fold of the pleats a good press before you start to pin and sew (that way you do not get an imprint of the pleats underneath) with it being a man made fibre you should get permanent pleating. Practise a bit on some spare material to find the best temperature for the iron, just hot enough and no more, and it needs a dry cloth between the pleat and the iron so it does not polish the surface. Oh - and measure everything twice is a good idea - you will not be able to get the folds out if you find you made a mistake.

This is the style for my favourite kilt, eight yards of peached cotton - the peaching is on the inside and the outside is unbrushed, and which I wear most of all that I have. I think the black kilt is becoming a standard very quickly. Mine being cotton, however, it needs a lot of ironing, and the idea of finding some material with at least one third man made fibre is rather appealing, as that seems to be the lowest limit for permanent pleating.