Pleat Options for the IPA Tartan

[HippieLee]

I'm with Ken on the dark blue being my favorite. That's going on looks and my personal preferences only - if there is other meaning in doing it differently then surely that must be considered.


But really I thought this thread was about an India Pale Ale tartan.

[Grizzled Ian]

Yeah, that's what I thought too, HippieLee, IPA comes in a glass!

[HippieLee]

Yeah, that's what I thought too, HippieLee, IPA comes in a glass!

I'd drink Tartan IPA!

[The Wizard of BC]

This one I would pleat to the Sett.

[Grizzled Ian]

This one I would pleat to the Sett.

I would toast that - with a pale pint from India. Seriously Mike, I think Steve's is a sensible suggestion.

[Chas]

I am always a "pleat to the sett" guy - if for no other reason than you already know what you are going to get.

[ratspike]

Someone needs to show some love for the yellow stripe, so that's my vote. The dark blue is my second choice. I agree with unixken about the lighter pleats 'round back as well. To my eye the big expanse of light blue doesn't work quite as well.

[Mike in Dayton]

After careful consideration I am going to pleat this to the sett. Part of this comes from something I found about the Australian Police Tartan. I know that tartan has nothing to do with the IPA but the designers of that tartan intended it to be pleated to the sett because the layout and colors have meaning. Could be the same for IPA but I have nothing to suggest it. My second choice would have been to the yellow stripe. At ¾” pleat width that would be a lot of yellow in the back. Also there are two thin light blue lines that would have disappeared in the taper on both sides of the yellow. Going to 1” pleat width would preserve those lines however.

So I had better get started.

Thanks for everyone’s input.

Mike

In case anyone is interested this is the information on the Australian Police Tartan should you come across it.
http://www.tpav.org.au/_documents/Jo...may_tartan.pdf