Quote Originally Posted by Pleater View Post
There is one thing which you really need to consider if you make a Kingussie kilt, the back will fly up even more easily than an ordinary knife pleated kilt...
Now that's interesting. I've been sitting here for the past 5 minutes making sketches and calculating wind vectors, and I just can't figure why this is true. Must be due to the reduced friction between the pleats in the very center. Once they achieve "lift-off" there's more sail surface to keep the whole thing moving upward. Hmmm...

Pleater...do you see this effect when walking directly into the wind, or is it apparent at other wind angles as well?

I've got 5 yards of 16 oz. cloth waiting for my attentions, and was toying with the idea of kinguisse pleating. Now that the "fly-up challenge" has been issued my mind is made up. I've got to see this for myself, and if I find it too annoying I can always tear it apart and rebuild it.