Adventures with my first Box Pleat Kilt

**Downunder Kilt** · 28th July 13, 12:30 AM

Looks to be a fine piece of workmanship there. Congratulations on the outcome. Look forward to seeing it action. Well done, cheers

**Aspiringloser** · 28th July 13, 06:08 AM

From where did you get those buckles?

**bluebonnet** · 28th July 13, 08:15 AM

Very nice job, congrats on finishing it.

**gwynng** · 28th July 13, 11:27 AM

From where did you get those buckles?

At Tandy Leather. Same with the straps. I found a nice scrap of rich brown leather and cut the straps from that. The buckles are the same 1 inch buckles I used on my other kilts, but found them in brass. Tandy is about the best place I have in San Diego for buckles etc.

**sydnie7** · 28th July 13, 01:49 PM

Originally Posted by gwynng

At Tandy Leather. Same with the straps. I found a nice scrap of rich brown leather and cut the straps from that. The buckles are the same 1 inch buckles I used on my other kilts, but found them in brass. Tandy is about the best place I have in San Diego for buckles etc.

LOL I was just in that store recently, bagged a nice remnant from the scrap box. Sometimes all that's left in there are shards, but they must have gotten a new shipment.

**seanachie** · 28th July 13, 03:02 PM

Beware of Tandy Leather if you can not get into the store, they have jacked their shipping rates up dramatically. I bought some Brass Screw Key Posts to replace on a kilt, a year or so ago and they were a couple of bucks and mailed from the nearest store in just a regular envelope US Mail. Flash forward to a couple months ago and I needed a set in chrome and they had jacked the product price up and wanted $6.00 for shipping. Remember they just stick them in a plastic bag and put them in the mail. I looked on E-Bay and got them shipped and everything for less than Tandy's cost of the product. Make matters worse when I called the store, they ship from the store nearest you, they really go their back up.

**JohntheBiker** · 29th July 13, 02:08 PM

Looks great! Pleating to the white stripe was really the right choice.

**Mipi** · 30th July 13, 12:35 AM

Very good workmanship! You should be proud.

**gwynng** · 30th July 13, 06:09 PM

An overdue update on the new box pleat. Finished it on Friday, but had a concert this weekend with the chorus I sing with...I know a dress rehearsal and 3 performances are a lame excuse for not getting up a couple of pics, so here you go.

In praise of the box pleat: It really is very comfortable so for those looking for a little lighter kilt, this is the way to go, AND with only 9 pleats to sew, it goes a lot faster than 30 knife pleats!

Really happy with the results, even if I did have to hem darn the thing!

cheers,
Gwynn