Quote Originally Posted by Chef View Post
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.
Barb T, has said that for her, at least, the opposite is true. She finds pleating to sett easier and faster.

http://www.xmarksthescot.com/forum/s...d.php?p=297912

Best regards,

Jake