Explain pleating, please (+)

[carlb]

And by that, I mean "to the stripe" or "to the sett." Forgive me, I'm new to kilts and tartans. What exactly do these terms mean?

Visuals would help, particularly if someone has pictures of the same tartan pleated both ways. I'm a long ways from ordering a tank, but when the day comes I want to make sure I'm as knowledgeable as possible.

Thanks in advance!

[peacekeeper83]

check out this older thread... there are pictures to show different options and reasons for them all...
http://www.xmarksthescot.com/forum/p...594/index.html

[Riverkilt]

Simplest.

A well sewn kilt, if pleated to the sett, will look the same on the back/pleats as the tartan on the apron.

A kilt pleated to the stripe (many options on most tartans) the backside will look totally different from the front/apron.

Ron

[raibeart_dubh]

Make sure and check out the post that Turpin made in the thread link that peacekeeper83 provided. It will show a third option, the "no-stripe." It's like regular stripe pleating but focusing on the horizontal elements. It only works with a handful of tartans, but the one Turpin posted, the Isle of Skye, works beautifully pleated to the "no-stripe." Most tartans would end up producing the dreaded lawn chair effect if pleated that way.

[The Wizard of BC]

Here is a picture of the X Marks the Scot Tartan. This is also the Tartan which is the wallpaper for this site.






This next picture shows a piece of this Tartan pleated up different ways.




On the Far left is the Tartan pleated to the Sett.
The pattern on the front, the aprons, is repeated in the pleats in the back.

Then continuing from left to right are samples all pleated to the Stripe. But each sample is to a different Stripe.
They are; To the Grey Stripe, To "No" Stripe, To the Yellow Stripe, and finally to the White Stripe.



Here is a front view of a Kilt in the X Marks Tartan.






And the rear of the same Kilt Pleated to the Grey Stripe.







Now here is the front of a Kilt in the Highland Granite Tartan.





And the rear of that Kilt that is Pleated to The Sett.



I hope this answers you question.

[KFCarter]

Here's another photo comparison.

This is MacArthur Ancient to the yellow stripe:



And this is the same tartan pleated to the sett:

[Balaamsass51]

One more -



The same Watson plaid. Pleated to the stripe on the left, and to the sett on the right.

Matt H.

[Monkey@Arms]

A word of caution. The term "pleated to no stripe" is something used on this forum, but may not be used by all kilt makers. If you want this variant of pleating to stripe, best to include pictures illustrating exactly what you are talking about.

Best regards,

Jake