BEWARE - Fraser and Kirkbright Hunting Stewart

[Alan H]

You have it correct, Blupiper. You can't measure up from one selvedge and cut...and then measure up from the other selvedge and cut....and then join the two pieces. Whether you pleat to stripe or sett is irrelevant in this case.

If you bought 5 yards, though you can just make two, 5-yard kilts, right? I would recommend taking a hard look at that selvedge, though. I thought it looked fine when I was cutting it out on the floor, but closer inspection when it was on the kitchen table got me to hem it. Hold it up to the light, or a light colored background before you decide for sure.

The fellow that I'm making this for is pretty slender... 38 inch rump circumfrerence. I'm using 5 yards of the 6 I have to work with, to make a nice lightweight kilt that's working out to have 24, roughly 3/4 inch wide pleats. It looks pretty good to me, but it would have been nicer if I'd cut it out very slightly differently.