Help with beginner kilt

[ChattanCat]

Thanks.

Does it look ok? I know it's not 100% legit, but I just want it to look like what I'm gonna' be buying, so my fiance' can be happy with it too.

~Yeti

I think it looks great! Did you lay the belt on the floor and then pleat on top of the belt? Great kilts are pleated that way, then the aprons are wrapped around you while you lay on the pleated section.

What a great idea!

Twills are on the front and back, but to be correct the twill needs to be from upper left to lower right. The wrong side will slant from the upper right to the lower left.

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[Brian F]

Twills are on the front and back, but to be correct the twill needs to be from upper left to lower right. The wrong side will slant from the upper right to the lower left.

Umm...explain that statement please? It confuses me.

But yes, I pleated it like a Great Kilt. Do the pleats go in a specific way? And I put seven pleats in the kilt...how many is "normal"?

Thank you all for your help/encouragement. It makes me feel good, and gives me good ammo for the misses.

~Yeti

[ChattanCat]

Keep in mind that Steve is a kilt maker, so he notices things most people would miss.

Who's Steve? My name is Wallace...

Umm...explain that statement please? It confuses me.

But yes, I pleated it like a Great Kilt. Do the pleats go in a specific way? And I put seven pleats in the kilt...how many is "normal"?

Thank you all for your help/encouragement. It makes me feel good, and gives me good ammo for the misses.

~Yeti

I shall try to explain. Most fabric is made with the thread going over one thread and under the next... this is the standard weave. Tartans are made with the thread going over two threads and then going under the next two threads. This gives the tartan a distinctive angled look to the weave, or twill.

Most fabric you find, cotton included, is weaved under then over so all the threads weave the same and you get a more consistant look, like a shirt weave, very close and over/under.

Hope this helps.

Wallace