No calculation involved, but the number 50 popped into my conscious thoughts at the question 'how many pleats'.

I have made a 50 pleat reverse Kingussie and, really, once you get over 20 pleats it is just academic.

These days (after making and remaking a fair number of kilts for myself) I take a load of small safety pins and join up the fabric into a kilt length, then measure separately along the top edge and then the bottom edge, pinning in the pleats. Finding that the fabric is transformed into something that lies right and looks like a kilt is good - discovering that something has gone wrong at that stage means just a quick shuffle of pins and not half a day wasted.

I then separate the pieces and open out the folds by pinning through two rather than three or more layers and press the edges of the pleats from the lower edge up as far as is appropriate.

This is not usual practise, from what I have read, but I find that it is a lot easier to get right on one thread of the pattern by pressing individual creases before sewing, and have been less pleased with the final result when I first pressed later in the process. It might be easier for this project too as that kilt is going to be quite a monster when all in one piece. I am assuming that it is going to be made from double width fabric so will have a seam.

I think this is going to be your masterpiece - may you have good luck with it.

Anne the Pleater :ootd: