how to pleat this?

[vorpallemur]

I've acquired a piece of a fashion tartan, which I'm going to pleat up into a kilt.



I'm thinking it should be pleated to the white stripe.



(sorry for the crappy pictures. I only had my phone handy.)
As you can see the sett size is about 3.25", which I think means I should use two setts when pleating, right?

[Mipi]

To my eye this white stripe is not prominent enough. You'll get so called "lawncahir" effect. This can be even more critical if you are the man with bigger waist/hip line; man f the substance.

But after all it's just my opinion. If you like it, do it. I think pleating to set would be better in this case.

Regards!

Mipi



Whatever you decide, good luck and steady hand.

[sydnie7]

Yup, major lawn chair. Try pinning it up to the brown stripes inside the white -- the effect will be very light, but maybe your only choice other than sett.

Pretty stuff, tho. Is that a black background?

[vorpallemur]

Yup, major lawn chair. Try pinning it up to the brown stripes inside the white -- the effect will be very light, but maybe your only choice other than sett.

Pretty stuff, tho. Is that a black background?

Hmm. I don't know if I like that.

The colors are black (with a blue cast), white, and a rusty red-brown (it's about the color as dried blood, actually.) It's a poly-rayon (50-50, if I remember right) from Hancock fabrics, of all places. (on sale for 3.83 a yard through today, even.)

(the other interesting tartan I saw there was a defective Cambell in cotton. It was a print, not a yarn dyed fabric. Inexplicably, it was printed on both sides: the vertical on one side, and the horizontal on the other. I've never seen a fabric printed on both sides, and I can't imagine why you would do that. This was probably why it was in the discount bin... It took me a minute to realize why it didn't look quite right.)

[Heming]

I think your best option for this one is to pleat to the sett, and use two setts for each pleat.

[cloves]

yeah try the sett. to the small white strip is toooo lawn chair.....the other way is a bit busy looking.

[Chas]

Beauty is, as they say, in the eye of the beholder. I see nothing wrong with the 'lawn chair' effect. I think we have all been conditioned into thinking that it is something to be shunned. I don't see why.

The tartan is quite light, almost a 'dress' tartan. Pleating as in the second attempt would give a very light kilt - possibly too light. Whereas, pleating as in the first attempt will give a darker contrast, front and back.

I think that the sett is to small to effectively pleat to the sett, so I would go with first picture.

Regards

Chas

[JimB]

Could you pleat it to the small white stripe?

[paulhenry]

Beauty is, as they say, in the eye of the beholder. I see nothing wrong with the 'lawn chair' effect. I think we have all been conditioned into thinking that it is something to be shunned. I don't see why.

Chas

I'm with Chas here, I think part of the beauty/the interest/the uniqueness of tartan is exactly the fact that it can be used in so many different ways. I've never been too worried about the so called "lawn chair " effect.
I've just finished the pleating of an Ulster(peat) to the red line, and that causes a series of broad bands, but I really like it, so the bottom line is.. if you like it, go for it!!

Good luck

[vorpallemur]

Beauty is, as they say, in the eye of the beholder. I see nothing wrong with the 'lawn chair' effect. I think we have all been conditioned into thinking that it is something to be shunned. I don't see why.

The tartan is quite light, almost a 'dress' tartan. Pleating as in the second attempt would give a very light kilt - possibly too light. Whereas, pleating as in the first attempt will give a darker contrast, front and back.

I think that the sett is to small to effectively pleat to the sett, so I would go with first picture.

That's how I'm leaning. (I'll also point out that this stuff isn't quite as light as it appears in these pictures. It's an artifact of the artificial lights and the crappy camera in my phone. It's lighter than you might think a fabric with over a third of its area in black would be, though.)