Originally Posted by
M. A. C. Newsome
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I love working with these old traditional tartans, especially the ones based on the old blue/black/green motif (which includes all the Black Watch variations, as well as simpler tartans such as MacKay and Gunn). The reason being is that these tartans seem to be designed with making traditional box pleated kilts in mind.
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It was a joy to mark out the pleats because I could just simply follow the lines in the tartan. It is as if the tartan is telling me how it wants to be pleated!
That sounds very organic and natural for the tartan to "speak."
I wonder if those old tartans were designed with box pleats in mind or if box pleats were the best way of using the old tartans in an early tailored kilt?
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