Techdragon,

So glad you came over to check out xmarks....I was the one that emailed you about these postings. You were asking about a reverse pleat. I found a website with this nice diagram to give you the idea of how the reverse pleat helps to keep the pleats from "kicking" out or flaring out. The part marked "double sett" is the location of the reverse pleat.



Incidentally, I measured the apron on my traditional kilts and they start at about 14 inches wide and spread out to 18 inches by the time you get to the bottom of the kilt by the knees. Of course, this would vary by waist/hip size etc. Also, I would refer you to the DIY section of this forum for some more kilt-making ideas.

BTW, here's the website that the picture came from: http://users.telenet.be/jbruyndonckx/kilt_making2.html