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  1. 12th September 07, 07:35 AM #1
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    Reet Pleat for Macdonald of Sleat?

    One of my next kilts will be the Macdonald of Sleat. I'm soliciting advice from you all, kiltmakers especially, on the pleating options. I tend to facor pleating to the stripe, but am open. here are some examples I've put together, poor though they may be, with the cloth that I have now (5 meters double-wide). How does the membership vote?

    Red bar (no stripe)




    Broad Green Stripe




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  2. 12th September 07, 07:47 AM #2
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    I like the broad green stripe.
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  3. 12th September 07, 07:50 AM #3
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    My vote is for the red. But with that much material, you could have two 4yd box pleats or 5yd knife pleats, or one of each.
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  4. 12th September 07, 07:57 AM #4
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    Green.

    The red is just "too much."
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  5. 12th September 07, 09:14 AM #5
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    I personally like the Red ... but as MacWage said, it is a LOT of red.
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    I think the green will provide some much-needed relief to the dominance of the red.
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  7. 12th September 07, 01:41 PM #7
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    Quote Originally Posted by slohairt View Post
    I like the broad green stripe.
    That's my choice!
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    The green. I almost pleated the Robertson Red that I'm working on now similarly (went with the sett, though - this time).
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    Broad green stripe.
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    I like the green myself.
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