Pleat types

**johnnym** · 11th February 07, 06:52 PM

We are all familiar with the common knife and box pleats. I am also familiar with the somewhat rare reverse Kinguisse pleat style. I recently came across a reference to a barrel pleat. No description, picture or diagram. Can anyone describe what a barrel pleat is? Thanks!

**Splash_4** · 11th February 07, 06:57 PM

Check out post #7 in this thread... http://www.xmarksthescot.com/forum/s...=pleat+diagram

**Dreadbelly** · 11th February 07, 06:59 PM

Barrel pleating is a rarity found on certain kilts. It is a round pleat, rolled, with no sharp edge. On a well done barrel pleat, and the right tartan, you can get an optical illusion effect, looking at it from one angle you might see one colour, and from another angle, a different colour. Instead of being flat, the back of the kilt has rounded ridges.

From what little I know, barrel pleating takes up a LOT more fabric, because you roll a lot of fabric in to the roll to get the proper thickness and weight in to the pleat to make it swing.

**johnnym** · 12th February 07, 05:44 PM

I see a few more pleat terms have been added to my vocabulary. I did not realize that there were so many types. I'm surprised that there is not a section in some of the books I have read.

Thanks for the updates.

**ccga3359** · 13th February 07, 07:11 PM

Originally Posted by Dreadbelly

Barrel pleating is a rarity found on certain kilts. It is a round pleat, rolled, with no sharp edge. On a well done barrel pleat, and the right tartan, you can get an optical illusion effect, looking at it from one angle you might see one colour, and from another angle, a different colour. Instead of being flat, the back of the kilt has rounded ridges.

Wow! Does anyone have an example?

**cacunn** · 12th February 07, 05:53 PM

All I wanted to do is wear a kilt. Now my head is spinning trying to figure out how to pleat my kilt. All this because my Scotch/Irish background or maybe it was the Bourbon.

**cloves** · 13th February 07, 10:24 AM

does Barb's book mention the types of pleating? If not I hope she includes a small paragraph about different pleat types.

**chasem** · 13th February 07, 11:38 AM

Not in the first edition. Just the standard knife pleats.

I think various ways of mentioning the pleats have been suggested for the next edition, like an appendix with the different types for example.