thanks VERY much for that diagram! as an Army kiltmaker I've become somewhat 'sett' in my ways.....and it's great to learn something new. I would think that some of the more ornate box-pleats would have been met with gritted teeth by those kiltmakers who thought they had enough to do as it was...
I'm sewing military box-pleats as fast as I can for the Seaforths, and I think if the QM got all enthusiastic about that most-complicated box pleat in your illustration, I would run off and join the Navy (even though 'Rum, Sodomy and the Lash' are no longer offered as recruiting incentives)
When I came here looking to learn more about kilts, I had no idea what I was getting myself into! Thank you for so much information all in one location. Amazing!
We offer box pleats as an option with all the kilts we make, though they are quite simple and unlined. The picture linked below is the box pleated Phillabeg I wear myself: http://www.kilts-n-stuff.com/Kilts/I...eg_back_lg.jpg
You know, an X-Kilt with a wider apron, in tweed, "double-box pleated" (not military pleating) would be a really nice kilt. It would require some adjusting from the basic instructions, but nothing a clever fellow couldn't figure out.
in my ways.....and it's great to learn something new. I would think that some of the more ornate box-pleats would have been met with gritted teeth by those kiltmakers who thought they had enough to do as it was...
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