Adventures with my first Box Pleat Kilt

**Elf** · 16th July 13, 12:16 PM

I will echo the approbation for pleating to the while stripe. I also like how the red apears to be peaking out from underneath. Eager to see how it goes from here. Best wishes

**gwynng** · 16th July 13, 03:22 PM

The hemming is done, it took two and a half full episodes of the PBS "Manor House Series" but it is now behind me. Never again! (until my next kilt w/o a good selvage)

I was basting the pleats and had finished the ones closest to hem, and readied to start the next set. On the second row of basting I had everything so neatly aligned for 4 pleats and was just about to move to the next few and was thinking "too bad I have to move this now because everything is all lined up so well." SH-KONK! It hit me. I have needles, I have basting thread. Do the other sets of basting now that it is all lined up - move to the next few pleats and do the same.

It worked perfectly and saved multiple lining up of the pleats over and over. Here's how the process looked:

And finally basted like a Thanksgiving turkey!

**Aspiringloser** · 16th July 13, 03:44 PM

You've got the goods, kid.

**sailortats** · 16th July 13, 04:41 PM

I dunno mate. I am not so sure that the blue and the white stripes with the pink and red flowers you have on the top of the kilt as a waist band really add to the overall look.