Box or Knife pleats

[slohairt]

Definitely box-pleats in 16 oz. for all the reasons stated above!

[turpin]

From what I've been TOLD . . .
The box pleats look more like a "bell" than a "swish."

I was going to make a clever remark about a clapper, but I just can't think of a good nexus for it. bummer

[Bob C]

Box-pleat kilts always remind me of my daughter's cheerleading skirt.

[M. A. C. Newsome]

Box-pleat kilts always remind me of my daughter's cheerleading skirt.

If you say so.... I'd invite folks to browse through my on line gallery and see on their own if they think any of these guys look like cheerleaders:
http://kilts.albanach.org/pics.html

[macwilkin]

If you say so.... I'd invite folks to browse through my on line gallery and see on their own if they think any of these guys look like cheerleaders:
http://kilts.albanach.org/pics.html

Amen, Matt. My wife doesn't think I look like a "cheerleader" -- 'nuff said!

Todd

[Abax]

Hands down; 16 oz. is the absolute BEST cloth for a 4 yard box pleated kilt.

As an owner of a both box pleated and knife pleated kilts, I'd echo this sentiment. My 16 ounce box pleat by Matt feels solid, but it also has the benefit others have mentioned of less bulk in hot weather. I wear my box pleat in the winter in Alaska, so it has the seemingly contradictory capacity to keep me warm or cool as appropriate.

Box-pleat kilts always remind me of my daughter's cheerleading skirt.

I suppose we all have our own picayunish hangups. No one I've encountered thinks my box pleated kilt is the least bit feminine. As MacWage mentions, it does stand out among most other kilts. Mine got a lot of admiring looks at the local Highland Games this year.

Abax

[Panache]

Box-pleat kilts always remind me of my daughter's cheerleading skirt.

What, pray tell, is wrong with cheerleader's skirts?








You can look at it the other way, and think that Cheerleaders show great taste by choosing skirts modelled after box pleat kilts.

It's all how you look at it.



Cheers

Jamie

[MacWage]

I was going to make a clever remark about a clapper, but I just can't think of a good nexus for it. bummer

That reminds me . . .
In the last election, one of the local candidates for the State legislature was named "Clapper." As it is a small town, where most folks know each other, I kept asking:

Does "Clapper" ring a bell?

(A phrase that usually means: is it familiar to you- with the thread on Language in mind)

I usually got blank stares and "I realy don't thinks so" or "Doesn't he work for Presbyterian College?" (which is in my town, actually-> across the street from my neighborhood).
Only a VERY FEW even REALIZED what I had ACTUALLY said!
(It ALWAYS cracked me up.)

[MysticMead]

Agree'd...box pleats kilts don't swish.

And 16 ounce is the way to go with box pleats, you need the weight. That's the only drawback I can see to the X-Kilt. They're usually made out of lighter material. Knif pleats have that "action"....box pleats don't.

But box pleats look unique and they cost less, and they're rather less labor intensive to make. both are very nice....I have samples of both, and will be acquiring another box pleat after I sew up my next knife-pleat.

I'm becoming a big fan of the box pleats..since my wife made my first box pleated kilt (based off the x-kilt) I have been begging her to make me more.. I do think that given the right material the action can be in a box pleat as well... going to try a nice suede cloth soon (after she finishes a kilt for Demonnic and then my camo hunting kilt).. that should move a bit better than cotton

[pdcorlis]

I think any well made kilt is a thing of real beauty but a box pleat kilt will always move differently than a knife pleat kilt due to its physical construction. Box pleat kilts don't and can't swish like a knife pleat kilt.