New DIY box pleat

**Thomas H** · 7th February 12, 03:51 AM

Yes , Yes Please do show how you did that as I would likr to try one day as well

**Mudge** · 7th February 12, 08:43 AM

Love the Kilt!! PM Sent.

**SlackerDrummer** · 7th February 12, 10:09 AM

At the risk of repeating what has already been said. Well done!

**biblemonkey** · 7th February 12, 10:33 AM

Very nice! I have to agree, those colors are great!

**NeightRG** · 9th February 12, 08:15 PM

For the nine days I'd been wearing this kilt, I'd just been securing it at the waist with a kilt pin, then putting a belt over it. Today I added my own strap idea based on this.

Basically, I took apart one of my cloth belts, attached the rings to a small piece of the belting to the inside of the outer apron, attached a long piece of the belting to the outside of the under apron.
I pass the long belt through the buttonhole, bring it around the fell, and attach it to the rings on the outer apron.

After installing it, I went for a walk/jog with the dogs, and I was really impressed with the comfort of this closure system.

Any thoughts?

**Elf** · 9th February 12, 09:37 PM

Originally Posted by NeightRG

This wouldn't have worked on regular tartan, because of how it breaks the pattern - on the fabric, the order for the stripes is burgundy, green, blue, orange - but on the pleats, that is reversed.

Very clever. I like it very much.