Pleating opinions.

[Whidbey78]

Just a comment on option #2. Traditionally, a kilt pleated to the stripe has a central pivot with the two halves of the pleat being mirror images of one another. As Chas says, for a little tyke, it doesn't matter, but the second example is not the way a kilt pleated to the stripe would normally be done.

Good point Barb. Part of the problem with the picture of number 2 is that I was off when I did the cut and paste. The red stripe should be centered in the pleat, but it's a bit off. Still, even after straightening that out I'm not liking it much. My American Heritage from Rocky is a good example of what you're talking about. You're right, it isn't the way it would normally be done...and the more I look at it the more I understand why and the less I like it, especially after considering how it would look in motion. It might not induce a seizure, but will definitely look wrong. I'm not sure why I looked at it as an option...just throwing ideas a round and somehow that one stuck.

Three works with a narrow vertical stripe, such as my Wallace kilt, but it's probably just too bold to really work here. I have to agree with another post that it does almost look like another tartan was used in the pleating. When I look at the sett I don't notice the white stripes being so bold, but when they run down the center of the pleats and become a focal point that's all I notice.

I'm thinking on this one that option one is probably the best. It will look good, and when he's running around there will be flashes of red from the pleats. I like the way my Oakliegh kilt flashes blue...I think I'll just go with my first instinct.