SWK leatherneck

[Chef]

Sorry...Pleating to the sett or to the stripe...What is the more common?

As mentioned above it was more common for the military to be pleated to the stripe and civilian kilts to be pleated to the sett. In discussions I had with kiltmakers, pleating to the sett perfectly is more difficult and time consuming that pleating to the stripe. Probably a good reason why military kilts are pleated to the stripe. I can't personally confirm this though, I don't make kilts.

Even though pleating to the sett perfectly may be the epitome of the of the kiltmaker's art I prefer kilts pleated to the stripe.

The reason is probably my grandmother. When I grew enough to be getting what she called a man's kilt (I was about 16 I guess) she insisted with the kiltmaker that it be pleated to the stripe. She thought the kilt looked better when it moved (I agree) and she said I was old enough that I should be putting on a good show for the lassies. The kitlmaker laughed and most of my kilts since then have been pleated to the sett. Even though I'm married.

I really like the look of pleating to the sett. Does choosing sett over stripe or vice versa effect the cost by adding more yardage?

Generally from listed prices I have seen the answer is the price is the same. Through an individual custom kiltmaker vs. a store that may not be the case. I haven't had a kilt pleated to the sett in more than a few years and I've never asked if there is a difference.

Don't think I agree with the "more durable" part. Perhaps "more expendable" is a better descriptor.

I think that is definitely it.