DUtch DPM camokilt

[Pleater]

That looks to be a well fitting kilt - though I have to say that I prefer the look when worn a little higher - it is more flattering too. That pocket looks neat and well made.

The style is reverse Kingussie, and ideal for a kilt likely to be worn outdoors in rough country as it tends not to snag as much as a kilt with the pleats turned forwards.

I must make a note that the pattern is Dutch - I have a length of it in my 'awaiting atterntion' heap.

I look forward to seeing your work in future.

Anne the Pleater

[Casey_in_Carolina]

The style is reverse Kingussie, and ideal for a kilt likely to be worn outdoors in rough country as it tends not to snag as much as a kilt with the pleats turned forwards.

Anne the Pleater

That's a really interesting idea. Being new to the world of kilts, I had no idea there were different ways to pleat other than a standard Knife or Box pleat. Is it possible to do this reverse Kingussie style with a tartan? I was just thinking that while I'm saving up for a traditional wool kilt, I might find something else to wear when my USAK Casual isn't appropriate. With what you've mentioned here, it being appropriate for outdoors activities in rough country, I could picture wearing a kilt while scouting in the woods.

Goodness, one Jones taken care of, and three more pop up....

Casey

[Pleater]

Is it possible to do this reverse Kingussie style with a tartan? I was just thinking that while I'm saving up for a traditional wool kilt, I might find something else to wear when my USAK Casual isn't appropriate. With what you've mentioned here, it being appropriate for outdoors activities in rough country, I could picture wearing a kilt while scouting in the woods. Casey

Yes - though you might decide to chose a tartan that, when you pleat you can get the same part of the tartan on the different parts of the pleat.

I had a bolt of material that has three wide bands, lavender, purple and black, and the pleats are different on each side of the kilt. I can get the top - the visible part, identical, but a different colour shows when the pleats are opened - I think I have a photo somewhere, I'll try to insert it as an edit. It is not a bad material, just not the best pattern for this pleating method if these little things bother you.

I have some kilts which are perfect mirror images as the material could be turned over, 180 degrees, to get the pattern to fun the other way.

Anne the Pleater

This is a first pinning of the kilt - you see the problem?



This is the material flat.



This is my first DPM kilt showing the wide centre back pleat opened out. It seems to be on R and R under the apple trees in the garden, washed but not pressed.