Quote Originally Posted by Alan H View Post
Right, this is a little goof that I never quite cleared up.



Forget the "birds eye view". That was just to give you an idea of how the pleats laid out. Focus on the 5 1/4 inches between each pleat, during layout. You can even make it 5 1/2.... You could even make it 5 3/4 and lose all of the space between the inner pleat folds, when you fold it all up.



Nah, don't make it 5 3/4, but 5 1/2, sure. That will result in your waistband being a little bit thicker because more material will overlap up in the tapers/fell, but then that might be worth it for the deeper pleats.

:yes: Thanks Alan H