Box Pleat?

**The Vicar** · 18th December 10, 10:32 AM

Greetings All,

I was speaking to a kilt maker last night at the Order of St. Lazarus Christmas Dinner in Calgary, Alberta.

I was thinking of getting my next kilt made in the box pleat. He warned me that it requires more care for the pleats?

I live in a rural town, two hours from anywhere so the kilt would see a lot of car seat time.

Anyone have experience with this?

Peace

Robert

**DeWayne Ross** · 18th December 10, 12:03 PM

Hello,
My box pleated kilt does require a bit more work to keep the pleats looking proper, more so than my knife pleated ones.

Although I do not have a box pleated kilt in wool. This may be why....

**piperdbh** · 18th December 10, 12:09 PM

I haven't noticed that boxes need more care than knives, and I own both.
What tartan are you wanting? You know we'll need lots of pictures!

Merry Christmas to you and your parish. Remember us at the Eucharist tomorrow.

**Lyle1** · 18th December 10, 12:29 PM

I have not had any problem with the pleats on my box pleat kilt (16 oz wool).

**Jordan** · 18th December 10, 02:50 PM

I havent had any problems with my Lady chrystel box pleat, But then i've only had it for about a month.

Jordan

**Nighthawk** · 18th December 10, 03:15 PM

My box pleat is actually a double box, and it's made from 16oz wool tartan. I have had no problems at all maintaining the pleats. As a matter of fact, I find that they require less care than my knife pleats. When I get into the car, I find that it's actually much easier to sweep the pleats.

**Downunder Kilt** · 18th December 10, 03:16 PM

I have a Matt Newsome box pleated kilt and I have not found it any different, by way of creasing, to a 8 yard knife pleated kilt. Both are 16oz wool
Only last weekend I wore it whilst driving home from a Highland games. The drive was 2.5 hrs. I hung it up after getting home and in the morning it looked fine

**xman** · 18th December 10, 04:20 PM

My brother has a MILITARY box pleat kilt and he says the pleats in that are tough to manage. Perhaps that is what he is thinking of.

**The Vicar** · 18th December 10, 04:29 PM

Thank you all for your feed back.

I am looking at 16 oz wool, Hearts of Midlothian tartan made into a kilt. The box pleat in my opinion looks rather "sharp" and it is on my list. I have 16 oz knife and PV and have never had a problem with the pleats so when I heard this comment...I just wanted to see what you folks thought?

Thanks for the assistance.

Robert

**Kiltboy** · 18th December 10, 04:44 PM

Go with the heaviest weight you can find. You won't have a problem with the pleats, and any wrinkles will fall out overnight. I have one lighter weight box (13oz), and it requires more pressing, and careful sitting in the car, to look neat. The other "boxes" I own are 16oz+, and they are easy to car for, and travel very well. In fact, my Matt Newsome is my favorite road trip kilt.