Box-pleated kilt progress

[meinfs]

Hello. I'd like to share some photos of the progress of the first heavyweight wool box-pleated kilt that I'm making. I've mostly worked in light to medium weight box-pleats. I used the TAoK and TAoK supplement (box-pleat) as reference (thanks Barb and Matt) for this project.

I originally planned to machine-stitch the pleats but I decided that hand-sewing it would be faster (!).


Marking the front apron:


Marking the pleats and taper. A goes to B, C to D,


Pin A to B: I prefer to use quilting pins. They're bent so it's much easier to use.


Pin one side and sew:


"Unboxed" pleats on the inside of the kilt:


Pleated to the sett, now sewn down:



More progress-pictures to come...