reducing bulk in kingussies

[Pleater]

I've been thinking of including conceiled pockets.

When I shape the edges of the aprons I fold in 4 inches at the waistline, making a pleat 2 inches deep, and taper it to nothing.

If I cut the inside fold of that tapering pleat for access to a pocket, there could either be a pocket bag hung from the waistband or a patch pocket sewn to the under apron pleat.

I place belt loops at the centre back and one at each edge of the aprons, that being where I need them, so the weight of anything in the pockets would hang from the apron edge loops. That seems to be a good idea.

Was it this type of pocket you were thinking of, or the external patch pockets?

Anne the Pleater

[Kiltman]

I've been thinking of including conceiled pockets.

When I shape the edges of the aprons I fold in 4 inches at the waistline, making a pleat 2 inches deep, and taper it to nothing.

If I cut the inside fold of that tapering pleat for access to a pocket, there could either be a pocket bag hung from the waistband or a patch pocket sewn to the under apron pleat.

I place belt loops at the centre back and one at each edge of the aprons, that being where I need them, so the weight of anything in the pockets would hang from the apron edge loops. That seems to be a good idea.

Was it this type of pocket you were thinking of, or the external patch pockets?

Anne the Pleater

Pretty much. I got the idea from the Steve at Freedom Kilts. He has all the pleats go the same direction and then adds another one that is reversed. So when I started looking at the reverse K it seemed to fit well with pockets and not have a reversed pleat.