4yd vs 8yd

[Kilted Taper]

I found some beautiful fabric on eBay , however it's a little more than 2yds double width. What would be the difference in sewing an 8yd vs 4 yd? Less pleats, wider pleats? Just kinda curious.

Also, is that really a Cavan tartan. I searched and I'm finding several, but not one that looks like that.

[chasem]

I saw some of that material up on ebay a week or so ago. Nearly picked it up myself!

whether or not it is cavan, it's gorgeous

As for 4 vs. 8 yards, 4 yards will have fewer, wider pleats, with less material between the pleats.

However, after finishing my 4 yd macfarlane box pleat, I really like the feel of the four yards, and any I make for myself will probably be 4-yarders from now on, and a 4 yard box pleat looks a little better than a 4 yard knife pleat, to my eye.

[Alan H]

At this point, after wearing a 4-yard poly-viscose kilt... 5-6 yard PV kilts, and 7 yard wool kilt, as well as having made a number of kilts, if I were presented with 4 yards of material, I would make a box-pleat kilt out of it.

In fact, thats exactly what I plan to do in the future when I finally buy my Hall tartan and California Tartan material.

[Kilted Taper]

Are there instructions or a guide to follow for making a box pleat?

[chasem]

Not that I've seen. I followed Barb's book for the most part, with small modifications where necessary.

Gotta head off to work at the moment, but shoot me a PM or something if you want more on how I did it.

[KiltedCodeWarrior]

Are there instructions or a guide to follow for making a box pleat?

But of course! Check Alan's instruction here!

[way2fractious]

about upcoming box pleat instructions

http://www.xmarksthescot.com/forum/s...ad.php?t=21509




and this older thread with an album of my pics of a box pleat in progress.

http://www.xmarksthescot.com/forum/s...ad.php?t=15523

[Alan H]

I have to say that my X-Kilt instructions won't work very well for someone who wants to make a 4-yard tartan kilt.

HOWEVER, if you spent $60-$120 on the woolfabric, maybe it would be good to practice once on cheap material before you dive into the nice wool stuff. The X-Kilt is a great practice kilt, and it'll give you the idea of how to make a box pleat kilt.

Make an X-Kilt, then get Barb's book and read it thoroughly. Between the two, you could likely pull off a very nice box-pleat kilt..

[Gaian]

If you only hahave four yards I would go withthe box pleat.

Of course it will depend on how much territory you have to cover with it....

I have made traditional style kilts and tried to stretch four yards to cover alot of teritory. I would not recommend it unless you have a 30 inch waist maybe....

More fabric equals better feel , look, lay and swing. I have done traditonal and contemporary style kilts in tartans and plain weaves and you can bet my favorites are the ones with the most fabric. They just say KILT! all the way. Looks better, feels better, and gets the most compliments. You want a quality garment right?

You can experiment by just pinning it together before you sew to see how it will look after you have done the math of course.

The first kilt I made was out of brown craft paper. Yes, like grocery bags. It functioned as a trial and then a pattern. Easily worked and easily adjustable. I have made dozens since then and never have to cut a pattern now. It will take some time but worth every minute you spend on it.

[Wompet]

Surprised no one else checked the Scottish Tartan Authority site yet, but - yes, it looks like County Cavan.
I took a look at their other listings - at that price I was hoping they might have Antrim too.