The_Tailor has finished one, now doing a SECOND

[The_Tailor]

On a more traditional kilt, ought the over apron be half your total circumference? That's what it seems like to me, so that's what I'm going to work with.

I have finished My first X-Kilt in a leaf green, pictures to come. Took about a day, with interruptions.


and the fabric for my new one, made it, still need to take pictures.

[ChattanCat]

Yes, it is approximately half but it can easily vary 10% or so depending on the body type and measurements.

[Pleater]

I believe that the classic proportions give a couple of inches more pleat than apron at the waist.

With a shaped apron the division is just about even at the hips.

Anne the Pleater

[pdcorlis]

Gosh I don't have Barb's book handy right now but its more pleats than apron - don't remember if its 60/40 or 55/45 but I think you get the drift.

More apron can save you some money on total fabric needed but it makes the kilt a real pain in the you know what to buckle on.

[The_Tailor]

so I edited my first post to add pictures of the first and the new kilt's fabric. I did make the second, and the apron ended up at 20 inches, my waist is 35, and 'rump' is 40, so it worked out, but due to the sett, I only have 4 box pleats. Each pleat is 5 inches wide. a bit much?
It looks good though, which was the reason for so few pleats, I only bought 4 yards of fabric, and to knife pleat it the way I would have liked to, it would have taken about 5 and a quarter, doing the math.

[Pleater]

There is a saying in engineering (which I use more in the reverse sense to test if I need to do more work) - if it looks right it is right - so if your box pleats look right, then no worries.

In the photo of the green kilt you do seem to be wearing it a bit down in front - which might be why the large pleat beneath the apron is rolling outwards, and there are horizontal creases beneath the belt buckle.

The pleats rely on a straight waistline to hang properly, but that does look to be a rather nice kilt. Do you know what the fibre content of the fabric is?

You did realise that there are perfectionists on this forum?



Anne the Pleater

[The_Tailor]

There is a saying in engineering (which I use more in the reverse sense to test if I need to do more work) - if it looks right it is right - so if your box pleats look right, then no worries.

In the photo of the green kilt you do seem to be wearing it a bit down in front - which might be why the large pleat beneath the apron is rolling outwards, and there are horizontal creases beneath the belt buckle.

The pleats rely on a straight waistline to hang properly, but that does look to be a rather nice kilt. Do you know what the fibre content of the fabric is?

You did realise that there are perfectionists on this forum?



Anne the Pleater

It fell while turning to have the picture taken, I have since remedied the waistline issue(me). As far as the fibre content, it is 100% cotton.

[Alan H]

I LOVE that tartan....wow, is that nice, or what. Where'd you get it?

[The_Tailor]

I LOVE that tartan....wow, is that nice, or what. Where'd you get it?

I picked it up and joann's for $4.79/yd on sale.