See anything like this before?

[scratchy]

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[CBH]

I like the tartan. No mention of its name ?

Is it a USA Kilt, or just using their rack ?

You found this for sale ? Where ? How much ?

[OC Richard]

Do you mean how they stretched the sett horizontally a bit?

That's one of the things that can happen when you pleat to the sett.

It also can happen that the sett gets horizontally compressed a bit.

Because sometimes you have to fudge a bit for the sett to be centred on the back of the kilt.

There are several reasons that I have my kilts pleated to the stripe, and without belt-loops.

Your kilt demonstrates one I had forgot about.

My main reason is that because my weight fluctuates my kilts can be taken in and let out without the back being thrown off-centre, because there's no centre-point on a kilt pleated to the stripe and lacking belt-loops.

Also if you pleat to the stripe you get two looks for the price of one. Sometimes the difference between the front and back of a kilt is visually striking.

Besides those things, pleating to the stripe is more traditional. Military kilts and most pipe band kilts are pleated to the stripe.

[figheadair]

I like the tartan. No mention of its name ?

It's Home/Hume.

[scratchy]

I didn't request pleat to stripe as I can't form a mental vision of what it would look like. Had I remembered the belt loops, I'd have them deleted.

Yes, a USAK Premier heavyweight(and it certainly is!). I see now why you call them tanks; it sure feels like it. When I put it on, I could almost hear "clank" with every buckle secured.

[Pleater]

I have one kilt I used push-click quick release buckles for and although a lightish fabric, there is a lot of it - the phrase 'girded his loins' always comes to mind when I just pick it up, never mind when I put it on.

The waistband - I assume, is centred on the front, then the pleats are made so as to fill the distance required.
I wouldn't have done it like that - because I couldn't - I have something described in initial letters only and which requires the use of a micrometer when sewing - but that is one heck of a kilt - it must feel great to wear it.

There used to be a phrase turn up on the forum
'a man in a kilt is a man and a half'
which I think fairly epitomises the situation here.

What do you wear it with?

Yes, I know - anything I want to - I'm just curious - and nosy.

Anne the Pleater

[scratchy]

Do you mean how they stretched the sett horizontally a bit?

That's one of the things that can happen when you pleat to the sett.

It also can happen that the sett gets horizontally compressed a bit.

Because sometimes you have to fudge a bit for the sett to be centred on the back of the kilt.

All things I haven't seen before, or would have imagined.

[scratchy]

I have one kilt I used push-click quick release buckles for and although a lightish fabric, there is a lot of it - the phrase 'girded his loins' always comes to mind when I just pick it up, never mind when I put it on.

The waistband - I assume, is centred on the front, then the pleats are made so as to fill the distance required.
I wouldn't have done it like that - because I couldn't - I have something described in initial letters only and which requires the use of a micrometer when sewing - but that is one heck of a kilt - it must feel great to wear it.

There used to be a phrase turn up on the forum
'a man in a kilt is a man and a half'
which I think fairly epitomises the situation here.

What do you wear it with?

Yes, I know - anything I want to - I'm just curious - and nosy.

Anne the Pleater

Still working on shirts; all the ones I have are somewhere around fifteen years old and can't button the neck on. I also ordered along with it a tweed jacket and vest. Regrettably, I have no mirror other than the medicine cabinet or anyone around to take photos.

Could use a little direction on shirt colors. Just picked up a black(easy choice), and thinking a dark or mid blue.

[scratchy]

Oh, and this too:

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