Pleating to Horizontal ?!

[RockyR]

Steve (and others)... I coined that term when a customer insisted I make a kilt to the 'no stripe' about 6 years ago. I REALLY did not like how it came out. To my eye, it had the look of a 1970's metal lawn / beach chair with the wide plastic multi stripe bands. I said to Kelly "this kilt is what I call the 'lawn chair effect'". She heartily agreed and the name stuck (at least around our shop). Have others done it that way? Yes. Is it my personal favorite? No.

I have no idea why the original item that you read said that it is a method not to be tackled by novice kiltmakers. It is actually THE EASIEST way to pleat a kilt. Because a pleat is all one color, the only precision you have to worry about is lining up the horizontal stripes. There's nothing at all to worry about in the pleat itself - no central element to keep centered, no edge stripe to keep on an edge. And layout is really easy.

I agree 100%. That was the EXACT SAME thought that ran through my head as I read that initial post. It's so easy to line up, it's almost cheating!

[The Wizard of BC]

Um, Barb, Rocky,,,,,I don't mean to argue with you guys but should we not be trying to convince everyone how incredibly hard it would be to do a kilt to no stripe.

How hard? Well for starters there are no pre-printed lines to follow. We actually have to measure.

So I think we should all charge extra just because it is so hard. We could call it the "No Stripe Tax".

[Barb T]

Um, Barb, Rocky,,,,,I don't mean to argue with you guys but should we not be trying to convince everyone how incredibly hard it would be to do a kilt to no stripe.

How hard? Well for starters there are no pre-printed lines to follow. We actually have to measure.

So I think we should all charge extra just because it is so hard. We could call it the "No Stripe Tax".

Hahahahaha...my bad. Of COURSE we should say that pleating to the no stripe is incredibly difficult. We could make a lot more money, couldn't we???

[madmacs]

I dont recall seeing any kilts pleated this way when i was in scotland, generally to the sett was used for most kilts, and to the stripe for military and pipe bands.

From the pictures it looks as though you want similar background colours to avoid the lawn chair (rugby shirt) look.

Id be interested in seeing in a red tartan like royal stewart though.

[AKScott]

Id be interested in seeing in a red tartan like royal stewart though.

How about clan Scott modern red?



EDIT: I though of four obvious ways to pleat this same piece of tartan. They are on page two in this thread:

http://www.xmarksthescot.com/forum/f...d-plaid-63962/

[madmacs]

Looks nice like that.

Liked the double white striped too

[Sammac]

How about clan Scott modern red?



EDIT: I though of four obvious ways to pleat this same piece of tartan. They are on page two in this thread:

http://www.xmarksthescot.com/forum/f...d-plaid-63962/

Wow, that makes it really bright red!! My Scott Red Modern(my wife's fav.) is pleated to the sett, but that might make an interesting look.