Quote Originally Posted by Brian K View Post
Perhaps it would look altogether different if displayed the way X Marks members do ...
Not a chance. Look at how the fell is sewn. Follow the face of the jumbled pleats down. There is no rhyme or reason to the pattern. I'll bet this kilt was sewn to a designated pleat depth with no regard to the sett and that's why it looks as it does.

Rocky,

I assume your 5 yard kilts are finished with canvas linings and the like. What limitations do you find in working with the lower yardage, but creating a more traditional looking garment? Can and 6-9" sett be pleated either to sett or stripe for example? Is the last, reversed pleat not possible? ...